And with esteem for my revivalist, pietistic evangelical friends, sanctification is not about more obedience to the latest and greatest set of spiritual disciplines that are guaranteed on the book cover to bring us incremental righteousness. No! It's growing in appreciation for God's imputed perfect righteousness - his promise to never leave us nor forsake us, and to love us with an everlasting love that not even death can touch.

Cranmer was a gentle and cautious man and his theological positions developed unhurriedly. He may have been somewhat slow and deeply thoughtful in forming his convictions, at least publicly, but, through his thoroughness, when they did take shape, they were sturdy. The Archbishop's conclusions were never rash and when settled they were reliable. His mind was well-suited to his nation's spiritual needs and tempo.

In the midst of all the familiar, however, lies hidden in plain sight a portion of Scripture often ignored or overlooked altogether. Chapter 21 in Matthew's Gospel records the beginning of the events of Holy Week.

Mark provides the best chronology, explaining that on the first evening of His first day in Jerusalem, Jesus went to the temple, made some observations, left Jerusalem, then traveled to and stayed the night in Bethany.

It can be disheartening to recommend an Anglican Church in another city only to find out later that it was indistinguishable in theology and practice from a Roman Catholic or Presbyterian church.