
The Communion of Saints: The Chosen Family of God
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
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.

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

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

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.