November 1, 2006 Poignant, fast-paced portraits of four bishops

Beginning from the first century, there is precedent for bishops to break new ground,” declared Rev. Paul Borthistle. “Otherwise, we might never have freed slaves or ordained women.”

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October 1, 2006 A graphic look at Scripture

No one looking at the cover of Steve Ross’ comic book, Marked, would assume it was a work of faith based on one of the gospels.  In fact, any comics aficionado would associate the illustration of a stark, thickly-hatched...

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August 30, 2006 Quilting ministries pull communities together

 “‘This ministry isn’t about quilts. It’s about the prayers. Only the prayers.’ The founders would rather have you add ties and prayers to a store-bought blanket than have you make a prayer quilt so beautiful, perfect and...

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June 1, 2006 Book chronicles Journal readers’ letters to editor

For the first time, a collection of selected letters to the editor published in the Anglican Journal and its predecessor, the Canadian Churchman, during the last 50 of the publication’s 130-year history will be compiled in a book...

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June 1, 2006 A glimpse at mystics and saints

James Harpur has written a good historical overview of Christian mystics from the beginning of the church to the present, defining mysticism as “an intense awareness of God’s presence accompanied by extraordinary knowledge and...

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May 1, 2006 Books to bring readers down to earth

The garden as spiritual autobiography is a common theme explored by Donna Sinclair’s The Spirituality of Gardening and Gunilla Norris’ A Mystic Garden, Working with Soil, Attending to Soul. The Spirituality of Gardening...

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May 1, 2006 Bed books

The New Testament is one of the first 24 Bed Books available from a company based in California. The creator developed the sideways text layout when he tried reading in a sleeping module in his RV, which had a 24 inch ceiling. Other books in the series include Pride and Prejudice and Wuthering Heights.

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April 7, 2006 Book and DVD offer different perspectives on Holy Week

Published just in time for Easter, The Last Week refers to the final seven days of Christ’s life and chronicles “a story everyone thinks they know too well and most do not seem to know at all.” The last would seem to be a bit of...

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April 1, 2006 Out of the mouths of babes (and teens)

We thought reviewing children’s books would be appropriate for the Easter issue, since children often receive gifts at Easter. Who better to review such books than the people for whom they were made? We chose books ...

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March 1, 2006 Meeting God the giver, forgiver

Some people like to keep their spirituality and theology neatly separated, the way someone may want to have the main dish and the salad served separately during a meal. I don't," concedes the author of Free of Charge:...

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