Tag Archives: preaching

The Gospel according to Acts 3

Posted on 14 April 2021 by Fr. Brench

For the next three Sundays I’ll be preaching from the book of the Acts of the Apostles. I have a write-up here about how and why our lectionary uses Acts during the Easter season, which you might find to be … Continue reading →

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The Word of God Without Deceit

Posted on 17 January 2021 by Fr. Brench

for the 2nd Sunday in Epiphany (Year B) at Grace Anglican Church I’d like to walk briefly through today’s readings and Psalm.  There are a number of themes and subjects that could be explored, but the one I want to … Continue reading →

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Preach the Gospel, or else…?

Posted on 27 August 2020 by Fr. Brench

Over on the blog Laudable Practice, which I occasionally follow, an excellent quote from an Anglican bishop in 1800 was just shared, which I’d like to re-blog and break down for clarity’s sake. https://laudablepractice.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-whole-gospel-with-all-its-mysteries.html From Horsley’s 1800 Charge to the clergy of the … Continue reading →

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Sowing the Seeds of God’s Word

Posted on 12 July 2020 by Fr. Brench

This morning’s homily drew upon Isaiah 55, Matthew 13:1-9, and 2 Edras 9:28-37 & 8:41.  It was a windy morning outside, so there was a bit of distraction during the actual preaching! As the rain and the snow come down … Continue reading →

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Definition of an Evangelical

Posted on 15 September 2018 by Fr. Brench

The term ‘evangelical‘ is one of the most widely used terms in American culture right now.  The popular media uses it to refer to socio-politically conservative people who self-identify as Christian (often synonymous with the term fundamentalist), certain liberal Protestant … Continue reading →

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John Chrysostom

Posted on 13 September 2018 by Fr. Brench

Saint John Chrysostom is one of the giants of early Christian leadership and teaching, essentially the Eastern Greek-speaking counterpart to the Western Latin-speaking Augustine of Hippo.  John was born in 349, after Christianity was legalized, and he lived through the … Continue reading →

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The Bible is a book of Preaching

Posted on 4 September 2018 by Fr. Brench

This is part ten of sixteen in a series, “The Bible Is…“ The last part of the Hebrew Old Testament consists of nearly twenty books collecting the works of various Prophets from the ancient kingdom of Israel.  Due to their … Continue reading →

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Saturdays with Simeon

Posted on 18 August 2018 by Fr. Brench

Charles Simeon was an Anglican priest who lived in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s; he held the same post as Vicar of Holy Trinity Church in Cambridge for over fifty years.  Credited as an evangelical light in the Anglican … Continue reading →

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The Bible is a book of Great Prophets

Posted on 16 August 2018 by Fr. Brench

This is part eleven of sixteen in a series, “The Bible Is…“ The last part of the Hebrew Old Testament consists of nearly twenty books collecting the works of various Prophets from the ancient kingdom of Israel. Due to their … Continue reading →

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Saint Dominic

Posted on 8 August 2018 by Fr. Brench

Saint Dominic is one of the most important Saints of the late medieval era. The medieval era, or “middle ages”, lasted roughly from the 600’s through the 1200’s, followed by “the” Renaissance beginning in the 1300’s.  I write “the” renaissance … Continue reading →

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