Earth & Altar
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Rooted in the tradition of The Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion, Earth & Altar fosters conversation among all Christians committed to inclusive orthodoxy. Website: earthandaltarmag.com
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· Aug 25
CONFESSIONALISM WITHOUT (EVERLASTING) ANATHEMAS — Earth and Altar
In an age when indifference about doctrine is often mistaken for humility, many mainline Christians hesitate to embrace their church’s confessional tradition. For some, creeds and catechisms feel like...
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· Aug 11
NICAEA AT 1700: REFLECTIONS FROM ROME — Earth and Altar
For the past four years, I have been on a quest to understand the Nicene Creed. Time after time, I heard the same questions from parishioners: “Why do we say this every Sunday?” “Can I come to church...
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· Aug 4
AMATEUR HOUR: ON CHURCH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD — Earth and Altar
Amateur Hour: On church for the love of God I recently watched Carson Lund’s 2025 film Eephus . (1) It’s a beautiful and sad movie. Its beauty comes from its deep love for baseball. In its slow pac...
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· Jul 29
The Imaginary History of Christian Nationalism — Earth and Altar
The Church faces no crisis more urgent than that posed by Christian nationalism. Born out of an infernal blend of political authoritarianism, fundamentalism, racism, and heteronormativity, Christian n...
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· Jul 21
HOW GREAT THOU ART: TRANSCENDENCE AND IMMANENCE IN A TIME OF FEAR — Earth and Altar
Contemplating transcendent aspects of the divine creates a slow-burning fullness in my chest. It lacks the mystical sharpness of St. Teresa’s fiery sword, but when it happens, I feel my desperate hold...
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· Jul 17
"In Essentials, Unity": A Call for Confessional Anglicanism — Earth and Altar
In a July 3 opinion article for Religion News Service, Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe argues that, in the words of its headline, “The Episcopal Church must now be an engine of resistance.” (1) In rea...
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· Jul 14
NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD — Earth and Altar
What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the Blood of Jesus. Robert Lowry’s “Nothing But the Blood of Jesus” was first introduced at a New Jersey Baptist camp meeting in 1876, where “this very simp...
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· Jul 7
OUR OWN PSALMS — Earth and Altar
I’ve always been a student of the Bible. From finding a comfort in memorizing four verses on a high school mission trip, to leading Bible studies in youth group, to realizing how quickly the right ans...
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· Jun 30
RECONSTRUCTING IN THE ANGLICAN ORCHARD — Earth and Altar
The Christianity of my high school was a leaning overgrown tree, its roots intertwined with invasive undergrowth and creatures sheltering in its branches. My school affirmed the historic dogmas of the...
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· Jun 19
God is a Negro: What The Black Church’s Political Theology Can Teach Us — Earth and Altar
In a sermon published in an 1898 edition of the Pan-Africanist paper, Voice of Mission, the Right Reverend Henry McNeal Turner, a Bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, a longtime Black n...
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· Jun 16
The Self-Emptying of Motherhood: Breastfeeding as Spiritual Discipline — Earth and Altar
It took a desert monk to help me see that breastfeeding is the closest I’ve ever come to prayer without ceasing. The young, wealthy, and well-educated John Cassian left his family’s home in present-...
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· Jun 11
Running on Empty — Earth and Altar
One mile in, I heard from my left earbud: “battery low.” Add to the mental list: charge earbuds! A little while later, my watch sent one long buzz to my wrist. “That was a quick mile,” I thought, befo...
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· May 26
Walking Alone at Eve (with Eve): Darkness, Depression, and the Desire for God — Earth and Altar
For many years, I believed my family was born under a black cloud. Mental and spiritual struggles ran deep across generations. My grandfather died by suicide before my father could remember him, and m...
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· May 22
The End of the Victor’s Parade — Earth and Altar
I sometimes think God has put us apostles on display, like prisoners of war at the end of a victor’s parade, condemned to die. We have become a spectacle to the entire world—to people and angels alike...
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· May 19
Go, My Children, With My Blessing — Earth and Altar
If you are (or were) a parent of young kids, you know that bedtime can be a challenge. At least I hope you know—I’d hate to think it was just me. You might be hoping to pack school lunches, get the d...
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