Anglican practices and rituals are primarily found in the Book of Common Prayer, the prayer book of Anglicanism, which helps define Anglican beliefs and worship practices on every level. The book is almost as important as the Bible itself to Anglicans. The Book of Common Prayer, which defines the “common”
The Baptist denomination is the largest free church denomination in the world with 43 million members. It is one of the largest Protestant Free Church denominations. More than 75 percent of all Baptists – about 33 million – live in America. There are about 216,000 Baptists in Great Britain, 850,000
The Catholic Church, known as the Roman Catholic Church, has well over one billion members, about one-sixth of the world’s population. It’s the world’s largest Christian denomination. It’s also the largest organized body of any world religion. Catholics are led by the Pope, also known as the Bishop of Rome,
Lutheranism is not a single entity. It is organized in autonomous regional or national churches. Globally, there are some 150 such Lutheran church bodies. Lutheranism is one of the largest Protestant denominations. It is also the oldest Protestant denomination. Lutheranism retains much of the tradition of the ancient and medieval
There are Methodist Churches in nearly every country in the world and global membership numbers about 70 million in 138 countries. The World Methodist Council (WMC), an association of churches in the Methodist tradition, comprises more than 40.5 million Methodists. There are at least 19 Wesleyan Methodist denominations in the
At church recently, a young missionary spoke about a woman whose life had been marked by tragedy. Hardship in a third-world country had been followed by years of further suffering—the deaths of her husband and son among them. The woman stoically told the missionary, I have no more tears to
A Fountain of Life By Stephen Rankin “The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, so that one may avoid the snares of death.” Proverbs 13:14 Across the years, I have benefitted tremendously from people who gave me their time, attention, and perspectives on life. As
Revelation 6 is where the book starts to feel intense. The Lamb who was slain begins opening the seals, and four riders go out: a counterfeit conqueror, war, famine, and death. On this episode of the Sermon Notes Podcast, host Brian Ball is joined by Hunter Melton to walk through
St. John’s Anglican, Stuarttown, Ontario (Closed ) Mistakes More Likely To Be Made By SMALL Churches Than BIG Churches Small churches are not just smaller versions of big churches. Every size has value, but different sizes serve different functions in the body of Christ. They also have different challenges and
The esteemed historian H. Stuart Hughes once argued that Gabriel Marcel—the father of Christian existentialism (a category that Marcel ironically rejected) and decorated author of more than one hundred plays, books, and essays—represented the pinnacle of Catholic thought in twentieth-century France. Marcel’s works, The Mystery of Being, The Existential Background
The following originally appeared on Sic et Non. CLICK HERE to read more. Here are a few more passages that I marked while reading P.M.H. Atwater, The Big Book of Near-Death Experiences: The Ultimate Guide to What Happens When We Die (Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, 2007). As
Friends We Can’t Do Without by Mike Powers Recently, I was texting with four friends I have known since the mid-1970’s when I became the youth director in their church. Separated by miles we often text back and forth with running commentary during games involving our favorite teams. We love
What happens when you finally say yes to God? For Dustin and Carolyn Denning, the answer has been one adventure after another. Dustin moved to South Africa as a single missionary and, after a year of waiting, began praying persistently for a wife. Within days, a message arrived from Carolyn,