Anglican practices and rituals are primarily found in the Book of Common Prayer, the prayer book of Anglicanism, which helps define Anglican beliefs and worship practices on every level. The book is almost as important as the Bible itself to Anglicans. The Book of Common Prayer, which defines the “common”
The Baptist denomination is the largest free church denomination in the world with 43 million members. It is one of the largest Protestant Free Church denominations. More than 75 percent of all Baptists – about 33 million – live in America. There are about 216,000 Baptists in Great Britain, 850,000
The Catholic Church, known as the Roman Catholic Church, has well over one billion members, about one-sixth of the world’s population. It’s the world’s largest Christian denomination. It’s also the largest organized body of any world religion. Catholics are led by the Pope, also known as the Bishop of Rome,
Lutheranism is not a single entity. It is organized in autonomous regional or national churches. Globally, there are some 150 such Lutheran church bodies. Lutheranism is one of the largest Protestant denominations. It is also the oldest Protestant denomination. Lutheranism retains much of the tradition of the ancient and medieval
There are Methodist Churches in nearly every country in the world and global membership numbers about 70 million in 138 countries. The World Methodist Council (WMC), an association of churches in the Methodist tradition, comprises more than 40.5 million Methodists. There are at least 19 Wesleyan Methodist denominations in the
Does God love you and your fellow travelers on Earth unconditionally? Do Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love all Their children completely, without condition or limitation, no matter what you (they) do, did, or didn’t do? I asked five active members of the Church that question. One said, “Yes.” One
Academies of Life by Stephen Rankin The philosopher and spiritual writer, Dallas Willard, of blessed memory, wrote the following exhortation in the introduction to his book, The Spirit of the Disciplines: “Our local assemblies must become academies of life as it was meant to be.” That phrase, “academies of life,”
Most parents want the same things for their families: health, closeness, joy, and security. Those are good gifts from God. But somewhere along the way, it’s easy to start building a family around comfort and a beautiful family experience instead of asking how God wants to use that family for
Why Unhealthy Churches Sometimes Look Like They’re Growing (4 Warning Signs) Why do some unhealthy churches appear to be thriving while healthy churches struggle to grow? In this episode of the Church Revitalization Podcast, Scott Ball and AJ Mathieu reveal 4 key reasons why unhealthy churches sometimes experience rapid growth
St. Augustine, one of the most influential philosophers and theologians in Catholic history, writes in his autobiographical book The Confessions about three losses that were transformational in his life: the death of an unnamed friend; the death of his mother Monica; and the death of his son Adeodatus. In reading
Early in the Confessions, Augustine regretfully recalls how he dismissed his mother’s pleas for chastity as mere woman’s talk, instead opting for a promiscuous path of torturous suffering. Watching this, Monica stood by helpless and unheeded. And yet, as the Confessions unfolds, we are presented with a conversion narrative that
http://latterdaysaintmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/OTI_Dispatch05_TheEndOfTheRoad.mp3 Honestly, the Oregon Coast this last week has been more than expected. More beauty. More awe. More moments that feel divinely arranged. And more rain. Case in point. Cape Lookout. If you have never been there, the trail feels less like a hike to a viewpoint and more
Made Perfect in Love: A Theological Understanding of Sanctification By Jason Vickers This article is the third in a four-week series on sanctification drawn from the webinar sponsored by the John Wesley Institute, exploring the biblical and Wesleyan vision of a life made holy by the power of God.