We all need help praying. One of the things that has helped me is using The Book of Common Prayer. I recently began using it more regularly again. At the start of the BCP you will find the Daily Office, brief services for individuals or groups that are a combination of prayers, canticles, readings, and …
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Advent Week 4: What Do You Want for Christmas?
Here's the link to Luke 1:46-55, 67-79. Introduction In general, I’ve had two experiences in my life when it comes to Christmas “wish lists.” When I was growing up, I would make a “wish list.” Sometimes I got items on my list, sometimes I didn’t. Truth is, while I was growing up my Mom was …
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Advent Week 1: Faith and Disappointment
In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest of Abijah’s division named Zechariah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord. But they had no children because …
Reflections on the Book of Acts #11: James and Peter
Here’s the link to Acts 12. Our passage begins by telling us that King Herod (Herod Agrippa I, 12 B.C. – 44 A.D) violently persecuted Christians. James, one of the two “sons of thunder,” was executed by his order. Proclaiming Christ as the risen king gets you into trouble. Herod also arrested and imprisoned Peter. …
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Jesus Sees Us
Preached on Sunday, June 19, 2022.As he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath, a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit for over eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, he called out to her, “Woman, you are free of …
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