Author: Stephen Noll

Throughout the month of September, “Lift Up Hearts, Gafcon!” will offer a series of devotions on the subject of “Marriage According to the Book of Common Prayer” by the Rev.…

    Welcome to Wed Talks! We have produced 24 short “talks” based on the service of Holy Matrimony from the Anglican Church in North America (known also as ACNA).…

Welcome to Stephen’s Witness blog! Fifteen years ago, I began to archive some of my writings as “Stephen’s Witness.” Then two years ago, I set up “Contending Anglican” as a…

Any “Commonwealth” model will be weak tea and not worthy of the name “Communion,” because ultimately fellowship in Christ must be based on the mighty Truth of the Gospel (Galatians…

When the film came out in 2005, Roger Ebert commented: “‘Cinderella Man’ is a terrific boxing picture, but there's no great need for another one. The need it fills is…

On Easter morning, a grieving but credulous Mary Magdalene saw two Angels seated in the tomb, where the body of Jesus had lain (John 20:12). I conclude my meditations with…

This year we are following the gallant sacrifices which many are making to stem the coronavirus, an enemy to our physical health. Holy Week recalls to us that an earlier…

The second week of meditations on George Herbert's gem of a poem on Prayer.

Continuing the verse-by-verse exposition of George Herbert’s sonnet “Prayer” assisted by Dennis Lennon, Turning the Diamond: Exploring George Herbert’s Images of Prayer.

While the Church of Uganda remembers its debt to its founders and stands firm, Canterbury plays politics with the inheritance of the saints.