If you want to hear my sermonon the crucifixion,come to St. Alban’s on Fridayat noon or 6.As the hinge of The Sunday of the Passion:Palm Sundayswings us like a cabinet doorfrom Lent’s reflection on baptismand Jesus’ arrival in the empty tombinto the week of Passionwhere we walk the way of the CrossI think it’s good […]
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We pray to you, O God, for the holy catholic church throughout the world, sharing the death and resurrection of Christ. We pray for the Anglican Church of Chile; and for the faith community of St. Stephen’s, Oak Harbor. We pray also for the congregation of All Saints Goshen, who worships in our building. For
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By the fifth Sunday in Lent,the season is starting to drag on.If we’ve given ourselves overto the wisdom of the churchwe may be of two very strong feelings.Isn’t this over yet?And it’s almost Easter!The gospel passage on this Sunday —regardless of the year —is with us. Some years we hear the story being given awayas
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I bid our prayers, O God, for the faithful believers throughout the world; for our Presiding Bishop Sean; for our Bishop Phil; for our Vicar Joseph; and for our newly elected Bishop’s Committee. We pray for the Province of the Anglican Church of the Congo; and for the faith community of St. Clement of Rome,
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The message of God’s graceisn’t just foolishness,like the message of the cross.It’s offensive to those of uswho consider ourselves righteous –righteous in any sphere.Jesus spends much of Chapter 14 of Luketalking about table fellowship.Chapter 15, where we start today,has Jesus showing full acceptance and loveof tax collectors and sinnersas he eats with them.The righteous –the
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O God, you are our God. Eagerly we seek you. Our souls thirst for you, our flesh faints for you, as in a parched and barren land. Refresh your church. Revive your church with living water Bless, we pray, our presiding bishop, Sean; our bishop, Phil; and our priest, Joseph. We pray for the Anglican
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Who sinned:This man, or his parents?That’s not the question presented to Jesus today,but it’s in the same vein.Galileans and Jerusalemiteshave both suffered as Jesus is speaking.There’s an undercurrentthat the Galilean bumpkinsaren’t as good at following Godas their cousinswho have much quicker,easier access to the temple. But when Jesus is asked about them,he reminds the crowds
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O God, we pray for all people in their daily life and work. For our families, friends, and neighbors, and for those who are alone. For this community, the nation, and the world. For all who work for justice, freedom, and peace. For the just and proper use of your creation. For the victims of
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As Paul writes to the Philippians,he’s been imprisoned.A lot of peoplehave a lot of complaints about Paul.I understand them.I especially understand themin the kind of textualist fundamentalismthat pervades American and Western culturewhere we only want to look at the words on the pageand not who wrote them,when they wrote themor what they were writing about.This
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After his baptism, Jesus,full of the Holy Spirit,returned from the Jordanand was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,where for forty dayshe was tempted by the devil.Jesus has been fastingfor forty dayswhen we get these three specific temptations.The devil,the one waging waragainst the goodness of God’s creation,appeals to Jesus’ humanityon more than one level.He attacks
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