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Cloudless day at Venice Beach. Covered nonetheless. #cloudsofwitnessesgratitude #faithfromgenerationtogeneration #mysocalhomeBay Area skies Tuesday evening 10 days after start of Camp Fire 180 miles away in Butte County. Smoke clearing. We begin to breathe, again. To see again. #cloudsofwitnessespresentbutnotalwaysseenorknown #covered #prayersforparadise #dirtycarwindowsdontcloudwitnessesAnother heartbreakingly stunning red sky on my early morning commute to 8 AM worship through the Bay Area, where smoke from California’s most devastating fire in history, the Camp Fire, lingers over the Sonoma hills to the East. Compassionate God… Draw near to us in this time of sorrow and anguish, comfort those who mourn, strengthen those who are weary, encourage those in despair, and lead us all to fullness of life; through the same Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen #cloudsofwitnessessendrain- Follow Trinity Seasons on WordPress.com
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The Feeding of the 5000 mis-reported?: The significance of numbers in God’s Word
During this week’s bible study in which we prepare for the upcoming week’s worship by praying and discussing Sunday’s lections, (this Sunday, The Feast of the Transfiguration though our parish will hear Proper 13 instead)a parishioner was taken aback at … Continue reading
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Tagged 40, both and, Hebrew Scriptures, Holy Spirit, Jesus, numbers, Old Testament, pause button
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‘State of Anglican Communion’ an issue of the institution, not God’s church
Last night at the church where I serve we wrapped up a Newcomer’s Series on The Episcopal Church. In addition to covering the final chapters of the study guide, we committed to answering questions posed at the beginning of the … Continue reading
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The Happy Sower
Mark 4:1 Again he began to teach beside the lake. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the lake and sat there, while the whole crowd was beside the lake on the … Continue reading
Long winded, unedited ‘word’ on Sunday’s ‘hot’ gospel: Churchgoer or disciple?
Third Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 7 Year A Genesis 21:8-21 Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 Romans 6:1b-11 Matthew 10:24-39 Matthew 10:24-39 Jesus said to the twelve disciples, “A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; it is … Continue reading
Psalm 80: A thousand words from the English countryside
One of my great pleasures while traveling is to visit both art galleries and markets in hopes of discovering a picture of the area that captures some dimension or moment of my experience in the place. This last trip to … Continue reading
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Tagged a thousand words, clouds of witnesses, light, pause button, Psalm, Shepherd
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I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not forsake me, * till I make known your strength to this generation and your power to all who are to come.
I’ve been away from ministry for awhile and the distance I’ve felt from the work has been unsettling, though during my travels I was blessed with opportunities to pastor and even lead a liturgy and prayers in one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged clouds of witnesses, Daily Office, entheos, glorify, God's church, Holy Spirit, lectionary readings, my story his glory, pause button
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Blindness, the War on Cancer, and the Seven Dwarves – Thinking about Sin
John 9:1 As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ 3Jesus answered, ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born … Continue reading
John 11:1-45: Locating Jesus in a ‘Where’s-Waldo-like’ story
John 11:1-45 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was … Continue reading
Be pleased o God, to deliver…baby, today?
Psalm 70: 1 Be pleased, O God, to deliver me; * O Lord, make haste to help me. 2 Let those who seek my life be ashamed and altogether dismayed; * let those who take pleasure in my misfortune draw … Continue reading
