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Catechising – A short introduction

October 4, 2023October 4, 2023 by Mark Earngey

“Believe me, Sir, the Church of God will never preserve itself without a Catechism, for it is like the seed to keep good grain from dying out and causing it to multiply from age to age.”So wrote the Genevan reformer John Calvin to Lord Protector…

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This is the Word of the Lord

July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 by Mark Earngey

Thanks be to GodWith great joy in his heart, a friend of mine recently shared with me about how his son became a Christian.The teenager had been reading through the story of Achan’s sin (Josh. 7:1-26) at youth group and upon reflection on the nature…

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HUGH LATIMER: GOSPEL PLOUGHMAN

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 by Mark Earngey

For preaching of the gospel is one of God’s plough-works, and the preacher is one of God’s ploughmen.[1]So proclaimed Hugh Latimer (c. 1485-1555) on a rainy eighteenth day of January during the winter of 1548. This sermon – the famous ‘Sermon…

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It’s Advent, Time to Prepare!

November 26, 2022November 28, 2022 by Mark Earngey

Time to prepare! This Sunday marks the beginning of the season of Advent. While many of us are wrapping up our work for 2022 and wrapping up our presents for Christmas, a new season begins. In fact, a new year begins. Not a civil calendar year, but…

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The Myth of the Via Media, and other Canterbury Tales – Part 4

September 3, 2022September 3, 2022 by Mark Earngey

Mark continues from part 3 of his Gafcon 2022 talk. You can read the entire text here.Authentic Anglican IdentitySo, we have said a lot about the myth of the Via Media and the Canterbury tale of the Three-Legged Stool – perhaps too much!? But if…

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The Myth of the Via Media, and other Canterbury Tales – Part 3

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 by Mark Earngey

Mark continues from part 2 of his Gafcon 2022 talk. You can read the entire text here.Classic Confusion #2: The ‘Three-Legged-Stool’So much for the myth of the Anglican via media. But alas, there is one more tall Canterbury tale which needs to…

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The Myth of the Via Media, and other Canterbury Tales – Part 2

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 by Mark Earngey

Mark continues from part 1 of his Gafcon 2022 talk. You can read the entire text here.Classic Confusion #1: The ‘Via Media’So, onto our first classic confusion about Anglican identity: the so-called Via Media. This Latin term can be translated…