7th Sunday of Matthew In today’s gospel lesson, Jesus encounters two blind men who ask for his mercy. As we saw, from the last two Sundays, Jesus is making it a point to show that God’s community and mercy is
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Blindly Come Together
The “Way”
Seventh Sunday After Pascha This is Jesus’s final sermon and prayer to his disciples before his arrest, trial, and crucifixion. Jesus speaks about how he has shown God’s glory on earth and how he has instructed his followers to walk
Read moreWhy Christmas Isn’t Complete without the Eucharist
Sorry for my absence lately. I was traveling all over the country for over a month, largely for church-related actives. At any rate, it’s good to be back. I think I’ll start with some thoughts on Christmas – after all,
Read moreApproaching the Awesome Eucharist, part 3
In part 1 (click here to read it) I encouraged active preparation to receive Christ in the Eucharist. However, it’s very easy to misunderstand the rules for communion preparation. Some ways people have misunderstood the rules include: A question of power A question
Read moreApproaching the Awesome Eucharist, Part 2
In part 1 (click here to read it) I encouraged active preparation to receive Christ in the Eucharist. However, it’s very easy to get caught up in the rules for communion preparation. In fact, some people asked me some very good
Read moreApproaching the Awesome Eucharist, part 1!
Last week I mentioned our tradition of being properly prepared for communion: arriving at least before the Epistle and Gospel reading, keeping the fasts of the Church to the best of your ability, and praying the pre-communion prayers before coming.
Read moreA HALLMARK CARD FOR GOD
One of my favorite days, as a kid, was my birthday. I think every kid on the planet thinks their birthday is one of the best days of the year. Why? The presents, of course! Though the presents were given
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