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Living Inside Psalm 51: A Conversation with David Roseberry In a sense, Psalm 51 is emblematic of the Old Testament. It struggles with sin and the distance it creates from God.

"But living inside [Psalm 51]—slowly, verse by verse—was something else entirely. It stopped feeling familiar once I moved past the one-liners. King David isn’t wrestling abstractly with sin. He’s been found out. He’s stopped defending himself."

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Anglican America: From the Founding to the Future For more than 400 years, the Anglican tradition has played a central role in the development of the United States of America.

We are starting a series looking at Anglicanism in America! Peter Johnston gives us an overview of the five major periods of Anglicanism in the United States, from colonial times to today:

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John and Charles Wesley: Anglicans with Kindled Hearts John and Charles Wesley were two priests of the Anglican Church credited as founders of the Methodist denomination.

On March 3rd, we celebrated the feast of John and Charles Wesley, two Anglican priests credited as the founders of Methodism, but whose lifelong loyalties lay with the Church of England. The ACNA recognizes them as “Reformers of the Church.”

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Today in the Spirit: Lent 3A Geoff Little reflects on the ACNA Sunday lectionary readings for Lent 3A in his ongoing series, Today in the Spirit.

Prepare your hearts for this Sunday (Lent 3A ) with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:

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The Jerusalem Declaration: A Personal Commentary It is clear that the Jerusalem Declaration has become the doctrinal standard of the global Anglican realignment.

With nearly forty years of "commenting on disputes in the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion" and participating in the Gafcon movement since its inception, Stephen Noll reflects on the Jerusalem Statement and Declaration:

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Confessing the Gospel in Our Day (Jerusalem Declaration Clause 1) The first seven clauses of the Jerusalem Declaration forth the classic tenets of Anglican faith, worship, and order.

In this meditation on the first clause of the Jerusalem Declaration, Stephen Noll reminds us that Anglicans are called to confess the Gospel and evangelize to the world its Good News:

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Today in the Spirit: Lent 1A Geoff Little reflects on the ACNA Sunday Lectionary readings for Lent 1A in his onging series, Today in the Spirit.

Prepare your heart for the first Sunday in #Lent with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:

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Cædmon of Whitby and the Hymn of Creation Cædmon, a shy Anglo-Saxon cowherd, is a quiet saint whose voice still echoes across the centuries through his hymn.

The Church remembers Caedmon of Whitby, a Celtic saint, on February 11th. Learn about the life and work of the man often credited as the first English poet:

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Today in the Spirit: Last Sunday of Epiphany A (Transfiguration) Geoff Little reflects on the ACNA Sunday Lectionary Readings for the Last Sunday of Epiphany (Transfiguration) Year A.

Prepare your heart for the Transfiguration with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:

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Psalms and Prayers for Ice and Snow This article collects psalms and prayers related to ice and snow (Don't miss the winter hymn at the end!).

Many Americans have been digging themselves out of the winter storms. There are several psalms and prayers related to ice and snow which you could use to praise God for his power and grace:

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Holy Baptism: A Rookie Anglican Guide In baptism, we receive regeneration, the forgiveness of sins, and adoption as children of God and members of the covenant.

Have questions about Baptism? Check out our Rookie Anglican Guide:

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The Prayer Book's Exhortation for Faithful Priests The Exhortation of the Prayer Book's Ordinal is sobering. Like the Commissioning Oath, it places a heavy responsibility on the ordinand.

Part of the Ordination service of every priest is the Exhortation, which the bishop gives. It is a powerful call to embrace the responsibilities and understand the weight of this office: to steward, to guard, to work, and to rely.

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Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 5A Geoff Little reflects on the ACNA Sunday Lectionary readings for Epiphany 5A in his ongoing series, Today in the Spirit.

Prepare to worship on Sunday (Epiphany 5A) with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:

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Mercy in the Midst: Courage to Stay in an Imperfect Church In an imperfect church, what is often experienced is the limitation of human institutions rather than the absence of divine care.

Institutions are human creations; institutional failure can and does occur everywhere. When this failure happens in the church, it has a cosmic weight to it. How do we stay in imperfect institutions? How do we minister to those around us who have been hurt?

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Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 4A In Year A, walking with Jesus in our worship, with the Gospel of Matthew as our guide, the church will focus on the biblical illumination of Jesus as divine teacher. For five consecutive weeks, we wil...

Prepare your heart for worship with Geoff Little's Today in the Spirit for Epiphany 4A:

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10 Liberating Truths from the 39 Articles Sound doctrine sets us free. The Reformation needed to happen, not just because there was a debate to be won but because souls were in the balance. Bad doctrine leads to bad pastoring. Sometimes, we f...

"Sound doctrine sets us free. The Reformation needed to happen, not just because there was a debate to be won but because souls were in the balance. Bad doctrine leads to bad pastoring."

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Book Review: Paul, Apostle of Grace by Frank Thielman Frank Thielman’s Paul, Apostle of Grace makes clear that his aim is not to offer an exhaustive biography but rather a responsible portrait.

Check out our review of Paul, Apostle of Grace:

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Recovering the Power of the Arts The arts have the power to change lives and open people’s hearts and minds to the beauty of the gospel by connecting with the imagination.

There is incredible power in the arts to communicate the gospel. Such missional use of creativity is rooted deep within the Church's history, though it has faltered. We ought to recover the arts and integrate them more deeply into the life of our churches:

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Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 3A Geoff Little reflects on the ACNA Sunday Lectionary readings for Epiphany 3A in his ongoing series, Today in the Spirit.

Prepare your heart for Sunday with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:

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Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 2A Geoff Little reflects on the ACNA Sunday Lectionary readings for Epiphany 2A in his ongoing series, Today in the Spirit.

Prepare your heart for Sunday with our Today in the Spirit:

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Choir Dress: The Vestment That Is Never Wrong Though you may be accustomed to an alb and stole, choir dress is always an appropriate vestment in the Anglican tradition.

Though you may be accustomed to seeing your priest in an alb and stole, choir dress has always been an appropriate vestment in the Anglican tradition. I would argue there are reasons it may be the preferred choice! Choir dress is the vestment that is never wrong.

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Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 1A Prepositions are important in the Book of Common Prayer. One change in the BCP 2019 that can easily go unnoticed is the designation Sundays “of Epiphany” in the new book compared with Sundays “after E...

Prepare your heart for Sunday with our weekly Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:

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A Garden Enclosed Anglican Compass is proud to announce the republication of the 1907 spiritual classic A Garden Enclosed: Practical Studies in Religious Life by Sister Frances Anna, writing anonymously as “A Sister of...

Anglican Compass is proud to announce the republication of the spiritual classic: A Garden Enclosed: Practical Studies in Religious Life. This community is the oldest Anglican religious order in the United States.

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Daily Office Booklet 2026: January–April We've completed the latest edition of the Daily Office Booklet. This volume covers the period from January to April 2026.

Our latest Daily Office Booklet (January to February 2026) is out! Check out this great resource for your daily prayer life:

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Book Review: The White Horse King by Benjamin Merkle Benjamin Merkle, The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great. Thomas Nelson, 2009. 272 pp. Contrary to what the spicier corners of Roman Catholic Twitter insist, the English Church did not begi...

Check out our review of The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great by Benjamin Merkle:

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The Great Litany: A Rookie Anglican Guide In times of fasting or seasons of special need, Anglicans use an ancient form of responsive prayer called the Great Litany. This litany is extensive and encompassing, running across eight pages in the...

In times of fasting or seasons of special need, Anglicans use an ancient form of responsive prayer called the Great Litany. This litany is extensive and encompassing, running across eight pages in the 2019 Book of Common Prayer (pp. 91-98).

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Today in the Spirit: Christmas 2A Geoff Little Reflection on Christmas 2A in the ACNA Sunday Lectionary for his ongoing series, Today in the Spirit.

Prepare your heart for Sunday with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:

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The Liturgical Home: Christmas Day After the long weeks of Advent, of intentional waiting, fasting, prayer, and preparation, the Christmas Day is finally here.

It's almost #Christmas! Let us help you celebrate with our Liturgical Home from Ashley Tumlin Wallace, including traditional German stollen:

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O Clavis David: O Key of David O Clavis David proclaims God’s appointed leadership of Christ Jesus as the fulfillment of the promises given to the dynasty of King David.

In the original context of Isaiah, the key powerfully symbolizes decisive authority and the power to carry out definitive decisions.

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