“Some Gen Xers —whose life experiencesleft them so cynicalas to border on nihilistic —approached Jesus and asked him,‘Jesus,do you ever think about your ghost clothes?’”Before he could fix his face,it went on a journey that conveyed“What in all of God’s green earthare you talking about?”Dustin replied,“You know —how whatever you’re wearing when you dieis what […]
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Alleluia! Christ is risen!Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! I love All Saints’ Sunday,maybe especially because we usuallyhave some All Souls,or All Faithful Departedmixed in.In our chapelat the liturgical “West” end of the church –though it’s actually the north –we are remembering thosewho have gone before us.In remembering and acknowledging their deathswe celebrate that Christ is
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The Prayers of the People are modeled on Form III found on page 387 in The Book of Common Prayer. For All Saints Goshen, which meets in our building, all church plants, restarts, and missions of Good News; for The Church in Wales; for Underhill House, Seattle; Center for Spiritual Development; and St. James Family
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“He will not show partiality to the poor;but he will listen to the prayer of one who is wronged.He will not ignore the supplication of the orphan,or the widow when she pours out her complaint.”When?That’s a question I hearfrom those outside the faith.Or in another way,how can you say death has been defeatedwhen people die
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The Prayers of the People are modeled on Form III found on page 387 in The Book of Common Prayer. For All Saints Goshen, which meets in our building, all church plants, restarts, and missions of Good News; for The Episcopal Church and Annie Wright School, Tacoma; Charles Wright Academy, Tacoma; The Table: University of
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Divine Persistence I want to begin with a story about our daughter. It’s also a confession of sorts by me. When Madeline was a toddler, each night I’d return home from work and hastily greet her and my husband. Then, I’d rush off to find my computer and immediately start working again. Because we kept
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For All Saints Goshen, which meets in our building, all church plants, restarts, and missions of Good News; for The Church of the Province of Uganda and Diocesan Council; Board of Directors; Standing Committee; Father, we pray for your holy Catholic Church; That we all may be one. Grant that every member of the Church
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Our passage from Luke todayreminds us that Jesus is on the way to Jerusalem.The evangelist gives us this reminderso that we don’t forget:Jesus is headed to his death.As we follow Jesus,we are always orienting ourselvesto the cruciform life –dying to selfand living a new lifein Jesus.As Jesus is on the way,ten lepers call out to
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Let us pray for the revealing of the reign of God in the world, now and always. In the beginning, God was. Here and now, God is. In the future, God will be. Creator of earth, sea, and sky: kindle the fire of your Spirit within us that we may be bold to heal and
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