REC Clericus in Arizona
Our recent Reformed Episcopal Diocese of Mid-America Western Deanery Clericus event was held from February 21-23 at Christ Anglican Church (Anglican Province of Christ...
CSI continues to Grow in San Francisco Bay Area
In the heart of Los Altos, amidst the hustle and bustle of Silicon Valley, is my parish St. Paul’s Anglican Church. Here we continue...
Are Bishops (Overseers) the same as Presbyters (Elders)?
Working through Ch. 14 of The Lord’s Service and the Ecclesiology of Ministers. As Anglicans, we disagree with Meyer’s presbyterian form of government. Here’s...
Priesthood of All Believers – Flexible Leadership
I delivered a set of lectures on the Book of Hebrews at the 2023 West Coast Chinese Christian Conference (WCCCC) aboard a Carnival cruise...
Reciprocated love in Narcissus
“…for in the mirroring surface of the water he saw the handsomest face he had ever seen.” (D’Aulaire, 1962, p. 95)
The well-known...
Anglican History and Head Coverings (1 Corinthians 11)
Anglicans can be rather fussy about clergy hats, bishops love their mitres and priests their hats and caps. But we also have a long...
Obituary of Rev. Steve Macías (1990-2073)
Yesterday, I read Donald Miller’s book Hero on a Mission (https://amzn.to/4aIN9uw) and one of the exercises is to write your obituary and work on...
2023 Year in Review
Here are a few of my personal and ministry highlights from 2023.
As I reflect on the remarkable journey that was 2023, I am...
The Naval Officer Trope in Austen’s Persuasion
The portrait of an American naval officer is at the entrance of our church, Lt. Commander Norman R. Milbank. He was born in Alberta,...
Ray Sutton’s Defense of Paedo-Communion
An excerpt from Bishop Sutton, (Reformed Episcopal Church, ACNA):
“The church is to do no less than Christ when it comes to admitting people to...