Archbishop of Canterbury celebrating the Eucharist

I think this is a cool picture.

Interesting Article

I have been wrestling with the issue of Presbyterians and formal liturgy. Can Presbyterians incorporate (Anglican) liturgy into their services. This may or may not mean wearing vestments and using all the BCP prayers etc. But I find myself fairly high church when it comes to worship services. So I found a very interesting article on a cool blog called Touchstone Mag. Link follows
http://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/article.php?id=13-10-020-f

New Liturgical Survey

If you are interested in filling out my liturgical survey, please do so by clicking on the Liturgical Survey link on the right of this page. I would like to gather information about different liturgical practices. Hope your celebration of Advent is one filled with hope for the living Savior!

Heidelberg Catechism Q & A #1

A good catechism for Reformation Day or All Saint's Day and certainly everyday.

Question 1. What is thy only comfort in life and death?

Answer: That I with body and soul, both in life and death, am not my own, but belong unto my faithful Saviour Jesus Christ; who, with his precious blood, has fully satisfied for all my sins, and delivered me from all the power of the devil; and so preserves me that without the will of my heavenly Father, not a hair can fall from my head; yea, that all things must be subservient to my salvation, and therefore, by his Holy Spirit, He also assures me of eternal life, and makes me sincerely willing and ready, henceforth, to live unto him.

http://www.reformed.org/documents/index.html?mainframe=http://www.reformed.org/documents/heidelberg.html

Philadelphia Phillies, 2008 World Series Champs!

Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia

Another featured church, check out their website under church links.

Reformation Day and All Saint's Day

Speaking of the Church calendar, we are in the season where things get interesting. We have Reformation Day, All Saint's Day and soon after that Advent and Christmas. What are reformed people to do? Well, we automatically say that All Saint's Day is bad, but before we give in to that, it may be that there are some good things about it. It is good to remember those saints who have gone before us and set a good godly example for us. It is bad to pray to them, to ask them to pray for us, etc. We must also realize that the good works that they did in their earthly lives were due only to God in Christ. Hallelujah for this great provision! The Lord does mighty works in sinners!! We (reformed types) must not get too worked up about Reformation Day and elevate Luther and Calvin (and the rest of the bunch) more than they deserve. They did what they did by the Holy Spirit convicting them through the Word of God. We must never resort to "Catholic-bashing" in our rhetoric. Yes, we disagree, but we can still be friends. In the end, we must give God glory for all good things that occur on this planet. If anyone reads this and wants to discuss, feel free to leave a comment. I am not an expert nor do I claim to "be right". This is my current thinking on this issue.