The 11th chapter of the tribute volume, edited by my friends Nijay Gupta, Tara Beth Leach, Matt Bates, and Drew Strait for co-editing the volume, Living the King Jesus Gospel: Discipleship and Ministry Then and Now, is written by my Bishop, Todd Hunter, and has this theme: “Marinading one’s self in the BCP [=
For the last nine years I have prayed Morning and Evening Prayer from the 1928 BCP. I am a minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) but I have found a spiritual home within the pages of the BCP.
If this theme is interesting to you, you might enjoy Simon Chan's, Liturgical Theology, or the chapter on formation in R. R. Reno's In the Ruins of the Church.
These had a significant impact on my thinking about discipleship for myself and for our family.
One, seemingly "lesser known" section of the BCP is the "Daily Devotionals for Individuals and Families." While I agree with bishop Hunter and with you that the collects, readings, and prayers are intended to form us, the practice of morning prayer (or even Compline) is difficult to orchestrate in busy seasons of family life. We found the "Daily Devotionals" to be really helpful, focused, versions of the daily office that we could actually do.
For the last nine years I have prayed Morning and Evening Prayer from the 1928 BCP. I am a minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) but I have found a spiritual home within the pages of the BCP.
If this theme is interesting to you, you might enjoy Simon Chan's, Liturgical Theology, or the chapter on formation in R. R. Reno's In the Ruins of the Church.
These had a significant impact on my thinking about discipleship for myself and for our family.
One, seemingly "lesser known" section of the BCP is the "Daily Devotionals for Individuals and Families." While I agree with bishop Hunter and with you that the collects, readings, and prayers are intended to form us, the practice of morning prayer (or even Compline) is difficult to orchestrate in busy seasons of family life. We found the "Daily Devotionals" to be really helpful, focused, versions of the daily office that we could actually do.