Beth Maynard

Nov 13, 2023 | livingchurch.org | Beth Maynard

By Beth MaynardAlmighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Oct 30, 2023 | livingchurch.org | Tish Harrison Warren |Beth Maynard

Review By Beth MaynardGift book-sized and purple-colored like its namesake, Advent: The Season of Hope finds Tish Harrison Warren offering an accessible and reflective take on the first season of the liturgical year. As part of the Fullness of Time series from evangelical publisher InterVarsity Press, the book is unsurprisingly aimed at readers attracted by, but lacking familiarity with, liturgical communities and the historic Christian mindsets by which they live.

Feb 1, 2023 | livingchurch.org | Beth Maynard

By Beth MaynardLast week Mark and I watched the film Manchester by the Sea. I can’t say I liked it that much, although it was nice seeing our old neighborhood — we both worked at the Episcopal church in whose geographical parish Manchester falls. And I certainly think Casey Affleck deserved his Best Actor Oscar. But the movie is unremittingly bleak.