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Abraham Kuyper – Calvinism and the Transformation of Culture – Biography and Impact
- July 12, 2022
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Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) dominated the religious and political life of the Netherlands for nearly half a century, and his ideas continue to inspire an international school of thought. A prolific intellectual and theologian, he founded the Free University in Amsterdam and was instrumental in the development of Neo-Calvinism. He was also an active politician, serving as a member of Parliament in the Netherlands beginning in 1874 and serving as Prime Minister from 1901 to 1905. His passion was to faithfully understand and engage culture through a Christian worldview. The most...
Books for Starter Anglicans
- March 11, 2022
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Recently, a parishioner requested a book table which got me thinking about what to include.
Here’s what I decided to buy for our Parish Book Table:
Knowing God, JI Packer (Affiliate link)
Outline of an Anglican Life, Tarsitano
Signed Sealed and Delivered, Sutton
Monkhood of All Believers, Peters (Affiliate link)
Although the institution of monasticism has existed in the Christian church since the first century, it is often misunderstood. Greg Peters, an expert in monastic studies, reintroduces historic monasticism to the Protestant church, articulating a monastic spirituality for all believers.
As Peters explains, what...
The Prayerbook as the Basis for a Unified Christendom
- March 02, 2022
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In 1861, Bishop Cummins delivered a sermon in Philadelphia, in behalf of the Bishop White Prayer Book Society, and in 1867, after he had been consecrated to the Episcopate, as Assistant Bishop of Kentucky, he preached before the Convention of that Diocese that same sermon, rewritten, with additional matter.
“Again, we claim this high position for the Prayer Book because it is committed to no human system of theology, but is broad enough and comprehensive enough to embrace men who differ widely in their interpretations and definitions of Scriptural truth.
It is...
Outline of the Christian Life
- February 27, 2022
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- Steve Macias
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REC Episcopal Recorder #2032 Outline of An Anglican Life by the Rev. Dr. Louis Tarsitano (Order Form) (Online)
Chapter 1: The Church (February 27)
PDF: https://www.stevemacias.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Anglican_Faith-_Chapter_1.pdf
Video: https://youtu.be/wk0hbZqo-zY
Chapter 2: The Doctrine of God (March 6th)
PDF: https://www.stevemacias.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/chapter2.pdf
Video: https://youtu.be/Egs3CvM89WM
Chapter 3: Sin, Salvation, and Grace (March 13th)
PDF: https://www.stevemacias.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Lesson3.pdf
Video: Coming Soon
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“Tomorrow” in memoriam Dr. Gary North
- February 26, 2022
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- Steve Macias
Tomorrow.
For years I would ask Dr. North a question and he would simply reply “Tomorrow” – which meant he was going to think it over and give me a full answer the next day. He encouraged me, challenged me, and even berated me from time to time.
In times of mental darkness, Dr. North had the ability to set me straight and refill my soul with hope. His “by 20-30-40” remains an essential part of my “adult metrics.” (link “Three Milestones”)
Years ago, when I was lamenting the hurdles of...
RNS Quotes: On Indian Christian Persecution
- February 23, 2022
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- Steve Macias
A press release published in the Religious News Service (RNS) entitled, “Californian clergy coalition prays and speaks for persecuted Indian Christians” quotes me with the following:
“The great moral evil that will be remembered in the year 2022 is the persecution of the millions of Christians in India,” declared Fr. Steve Macias, a priest in the Reformed Episcopal Church, as he joined fellow clergy-members to raise awareness about the escalating persecution of Indian Christians. “The religious persecution that many Christians refuse to look at, refuse to pay attention to, refuse...
Recap of Ministry for 2021
- December 28, 2021
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- Steve Macias
These are some highlights of my ministry activity for 2021 – feel free to ask questions in the comments.
I currently serve as the Rector of Saint Paul’s Anglican Church and Headmaster of Canterbury School and below are some of my extra opportunities in addition to my typical duties leading daily chapel and weekly services.
JanuaryVisited Christ the King (REC) in Grover Beach, CA to preach and celebrate Holy Communion for Christmas II.
Blessing the Church Doors for Epiphany, an old tradition that the Canterbury students love to participate...
Historical Connections between Anglicanism and Christian Reconstruction
- December 27, 2021
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- Steve Macias
DISCLAIMER: The names of individuals or organizations listed below may or may not be associated with Christian Reconstruction today. It is not my intention to claim that any of the names below are current, complete, or even partial adherents of any particular version of Theonomy, Christian Reconstructionism, or of Dominion Theology. This exploration of historical connections does not constitute nor should be read as an endorsement or approval of any school of Christian Reconstructionsm by any of the individuals or organizations listed below.
The true intention behind the author’s exploration...
American and Anglican: Anglicanism as the Founding Faith of the Colonies and the American Republic
- August 19, 2021
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- Steve Macias
Did you know the first Communion service in the New World happened on the West Coast using the Anglican Book of Common Prayer? What church did American members of the Church of England (like George Washington) belong to after the English lost the Revolutionary War? How did Anglicanism become the Episcopal Church in the United States?
Starting with Sir Francis Drake, this video is a survey of the significant Anglican leaders that helped forge America’s religious identity from the pre-colonial period through the start of the 20th century.
1:26 –...