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Continue reading →: Sermon for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost
Woof. There are some days that Jesus’s words are hard. Love God. Easy. Don’t be an impediment to others coming to God. Check. Sell all my worldly goods and follow Jesus. About that… That is one of the many gifts of our Scripture. We are given stories and examples of…
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Continue reading →: Introduction to the Prayer Book
The first Book of Common Prayer was written in 1549 by Thomas Cranmer, then Archbishop of Canterbury. The prayer book was intended to provide a common worship across parishes in England as well as provide a way for the faithful to “hear, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest” scripture. Daily…
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Continue reading →: Impacts Of Society On The Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church has frequently been influenced by changes in the social and political world around it. Those influences have not always been tested against the Gospel and the teachings of the church. In the early days of the foundation of the country, there were debates about the ethics of…
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Continue reading →: Jesus’s Response To Power And Privilege
“It’s easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter God’s Kingdom.” (Lk 18:25) This quote by Jesus is often used to shame the rich. Jesus’s message and ministry was frequently a message of comfort and love to the poor…
