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Your faithful servants bless you
Psalm 145:9 The Lord is loving to everyone * and his compassion is over all his works. 10 All your works praise you, O Lord, * and your faithful servants bless you. 11 They make known the glory of your … Continue reading
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Tagged anointed, blessing, First Blessing, God's church, holy, Holy Spirit, lectionary readings, Priest, Psalm, WORD
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God is love, God loves you more and you are God’s favorite
Psalm 87: 1 On the holy mountain stands the city he has founded; *the Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. God. Loves. Fill in the blank. More. Over the years to ones I have … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Common Prayer, childhood, context, Grace, hear, lectionary readings, Lord, love, Psalm, see, WORD
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Fine Robes, Copper Coins and Naked Ladies
Looks can be deceiving and blinding. How often we need the eyes of the other to see God’s presence in God’s church. In today’s gospel Jesus points to the scribes and priests fancy vestments as a way to distinguish them … Continue reading
Thy will be done..AUGH!!!!
If you attend a church that follows the first track (Track 1) of the Sunday lectionary, you have been hearing from Genesis the story of Joseph and his brothers. For several weeks his story was broken into sections and closely … Continue reading
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Tagged But God, Holy Spirit, pause button, praise, Psalm, psalter, salvation history
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Mark’s post on the Transfiguration: LIKE! That cloud though!
Any number of biblical images capture my imagination and put me to thinking of the power of the Holy Spirit to connect the dots of all things seen and unseen; images that speak a thousand of God’s words. But the … Continue reading
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Tagged clouds of witnesses, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Mark, pause button, Psalm, Whispers
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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