The heart of the Book of Common Prayer is the daily offices—Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer. These services nourish your soul, but not with intense bursts of devotion or with a dizzying complex of options that let you customize your devotional experience. They offer something else: simplicity, structure, Scripture. Over the last five hundred years, Morning and … Continue reading The Ascent of Morning and Evening Prayer
They just don’t make things the way they used to. When we hear someone use this phrase they are usually talking about cars, houses, washing machines, and other equipment that seemed to work better in days gone by. Yet there is definitely some truth in that statement. The same thing can be said about marriage. … Continue reading Marriage Lessons From A Godly Grandmother
As we mark the end of 2024, we are thankful for the work that the Lord has done through RFTG to help followers of Jesus to read deep in Scripture and the ancient traditions of the Church, and to grow deep in Christ. Eleven years ago, the blog that would eventually become Reading For The … Continue reading Top 10 Reviews and Articles from 2024
The season of Advent, which is comprised of the four Sundays before Christmas Day, begins today and marks the beginning of the Christian liturgical year. Advent is a season of reflection and anticipation designed to focus our attention on the Incarnation of our God and Savior Jesus. There is nothing in the world worth celebrating … Continue reading Advent: A Season of New Beginnings
We’ve come to end of Christian liturgical year. Today marks the final feast day of “ordinary time” (technically speaking this year the calendar ends with the Feast of St. Andrew). Next Sunday the year begins anew with the beginning of Advent. Yet before our eyes gaze forward to the wonderful celebration of Advent and Christmastide, … Continue reading The Feast Day of Christ the King
What comes to mind when you hear the word discipleship? If you’ve been a Christian for any significant length of time, you are probably thinking about a small group or class at your church. This would likely include some form of Bible study or curriculum. Most likely the group or class will revolve around some … Continue reading Why Anglicanism? (Part Three)
In my previous article, I discussed the historical draw of the Anglican tradition. As a tradition that stands firmly in both the Catholic and Protestant traditions, Anglicanism provides a middle way between the two. If you have had any exposure to both of these Christian traditions, you’d know that there a few doctrinal differences between … Continue reading Why Anglicanism? (Part Two)
In our recent RFTG Ministry Update I shared that my family has made the decision to join the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), which is part of the global Anglican tradition. This may prompt questions from some who may wonder why I would leave the Baptist tradition considering it was the tradition in which … Continue reading Why Anglicanism? (Part One)
Dear readers, As you may have noticed, we have not posted any new content in the past few months. We have had several comments on that subject, and I would like to address that here. As the founder and editor of Reading For The Glory, the majority of the content that we have produced over … Continue reading RFTG Ministry Update
Pain and suffering is the part of the human experience that modern society tries its best to avoid. Most people are afraid of suffering and desire to get through it as quickly as possible when it comes. Yet, pain and suffering will come to all people, even followers of Christ. It is not if, but … Continue reading When Our Pain Is Real and God Seems Silent…Run To Jesus!
Friendship is hard. At least it is for me. Perhaps you can resonate with my experience. In high school and college, making friends seemed easy. I didn’t even have to try. No doubt it had much to do with how much free time we had on our hands. But when you are married with kids … Continue reading A Biblical Vision for Friendship
It’s now January, and that means that a new year is here. One way to plan toward the new year is to consider a new Bible and devotional reading plan. Making time for Bible reading and prayer as personal daily worship is essential to the Christian life. Much of the Christian life is corporate in … Continue reading Three Devotionals for 2024
