Tag Archives: Holy Spirit

Thy will be done..AUGH!!!!

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

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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Mark’s post on the Transfiguration: LIKE! That cloud though!

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

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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The Feeding of the 5000 mis-reported?: The significance of numbers in God’s Word

Posted on August 4, 2017 by

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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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.

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

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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Be pleased o God, to deliver…baby, today?

Posted on March 16, 2017 by

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 →

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Lent as Eton, not Waterloo

Posted on March 6, 2017 by
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Chin to Nose: Hints to help me see the whole picture and to hear what the Spirit is saying

Posted on January 28, 2017 by

You will probably have come across examples of pictographic ambiguity before, where a single drawing has more than one ‘image’ contained within it, depending on how you look at it. This picture, My wife and my mother-in-law is a particularly good … Continue reading →

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The life-changing magic of…grace

Posted on October 25, 2016 by

I have begun a new project – again –  to clean up and out my home of  things and stuff I have stored for years. The home in which my three children were raised, the home that has four floors, … Continue reading →

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Preaching on the Lord’s Day is not part of a whistle-stop tour

Posted on September 3, 2016 by

Acts 13: 5After the reading of the law and the prophets, the officials of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, ‘Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, give it.’ 16So Paul stood up and with a … Continue reading →

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Have you had a “Rhoda” moment?

Posted on August 30, 2016 by

Acts12:12 As soon as he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many had gathered and were praying. 13When he knocked at the outer gate, a maid named Rhoda … Continue reading →

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