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Andrew Rampton

The Rev. Andrew Rampton is the rector of St John the Evangelist, Hamilton. He has a long-standing interest in the communion of saints and great love for these unseen siblings in Christ. He regularly writes and speaks on saints, music, and liturgical theology and practice. He is bookishpriest on many social media platforms and maintains a writing archive at bookishpriest.com.
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The Communion of Saints: The Chosen Family of God

Andrew Rampton November 22, 2024

Christians are the family of God. We are described as being adopted through Christ in scripture (Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:5; Ephesians 1:5) and we often

Hospitality Requires Honesty

Andrew Rampton January 5, 2024

Image by Jr Korpa By: Andrew Rampton As Christendom began to visibly crumble in the middle of the twentieth century, mainline churches began to

Advent: Neither Here nor There

Andrew Rampton January 7, 2022

Today, it is commonplace for us to think of Advent as the beginning of the Church’s year and the time of preparation for Christmastide’s celebrations.

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