What began as a way for The Very Rev. Dr. Reggie Kidd to connect with God during the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown has now become a five-day-a-week podcast that reaches out across platforms to help others do the same. With his “Daily Office Devotions” podcast, Kidd, dean of the Cathedral Church of St. Luke,…
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There can be no doubt that Dr. Garwood “Gar” Anderson, who has served as dean of Nashotah House, an Anglo-Catholic seminary in Nashotah, Wisconsin, since 2017 and has taught at the school since 2007, is an academic. After 17 years of various positions on different college campuses with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship (1984-2001), he served on…
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In communication ahead of the evening, The Rev. Canon Dr. Justin Holcomb asked that the first annual Cranmer Lecture, a free event co-sponsored by the Diocese of Central Florida and Reformed Theological Seminary Orlando in Oviedo on the evening of Jan. 6, 2022, be “pastorally powerful and academically rigorous.” And according to Holcomb and others,…
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Editor’s Note: The following is an edited excerpt from The Rev. Canon Dr. Justin S. Holcomb’s new book, God With Us: 365 Devotions on the Person and Work of Christ (Baker Books, 2021). The study of Christ (Christology) expands upon a simple yet elegant line from George Herbert that captures two essential features of the…
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“Almighty and most merciful God, grant that by the indwelling of your Holy Spirit we may be enlightened and strengthened for your service; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.” BOC p. 251 The Rt. Rev. Gregory…
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You might say The Rev. Becky Toalster, rector of Holy Trinity, Bartow, was born for Cursillo. Her family and church heritage in the movement stretch back for many years. “My parents attended Cursillo in this diocese when I was about 3,” she said, adding, “I grew up in a very Cursillo-centric congregation, St. Stephen’s in…
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“Every person in the pews on a Sunday morning is a theologian, whether they realize it or not,” said The Rev. Porter Taylor, rector, St. David’s by-the-Sea, Cocoa Beach. With this philosophy in mind, the church has launched The St. David’s Institute (SDI) to provide accessible theological training for members of St. David’s and beyond….
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The Very Rev. Stuart Shelby, rector; additional clergy; staff and prayer ministers of All Saints Episcopal Church in Winter Park joyfully announce the reopening of the Glennon House as a vital part of the church’s ongoing healing ministry. In 1992, The Rev. Dave Wilson, former rector of All Saints, and Don Jaeger established the church’s…
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Join Bishop Gregory O. Brewer at the 52nd Diocesan Convention as he reviews the highlights and challenges of an unprecedented year in the life of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida. Bishop Brewer delivers a stirring address as he expounds on his convention theme of Weaker, Deeper, Stronger. Throughout Scripture, we witness a pattern of…
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The Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer delivers his sermon from the Bishop’s Oratory in Orlando FL. January 14, 2021. Collect for the day: “First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of our Lord Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with…
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