Month: September 2020
Authority: the controversy of the ages
Read More: Authority: the controversy of the agesMatthew 21:23-27 (also Mark 11:27-33 and Luke 20:1-8) Now when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?” But Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask…
The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want
Read More: The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not wantby Canon Jim House Psalm 23:1 encourages us. We all want things: most of us have had a lot of wants and needs; but if the Lord is to be a shepherd to you, you cannot have wants. We must tell ourselves, “Self, stop wanting, stop desiring, stop needing.” We’re like little children: “Papa, papa,…
A door has opened to the Church
Read More: A door has opened to the ChurchIn the United States, we were told in March that we all needed to do was “stay home and stay safe.” Even though the number of COVID 19 cases were few and the percentage of deaths were small, we were warned that this “invisible” virus was increasing quickly. So, unless we listened to infectious disease…
In loving memory of Abp. Ricardo Alcaraz (1957-2020)
Read More: In loving memory of Abp. Ricardo Alcaraz (1957-2020)by Patriarch Craig Bates20 September 2020I Corinthians 15:13-22 We’re all thinking about the resurrection from the dead in light of our dear brother Abp. Dick passing to be with the Lord. It’s hard to believe he’s passed from the Church militant, where he was a mighty warrior, general and prince for God, to the Church…
First Steps of CEC4Life in Estonia
Read More: First Steps of CEC4Life in EstoniaOn August 30, 2020, the March for Life took place in Tallinn, Estonia after 22 years. Estonia is a small country in Northern Europe with ~1,3 million inhabitants. Estonia suffered under Soviet occupation between 1941-1991. In 1955 abortion was legalized in the Soviet Union, including Estonia. In the Western world legalization of abortion took place…
The character of forgiveness
Read More: The character of forgivenessProper 19, 13 September 2020 If Jesus is the centre, love draws and glues us together as the body of Christ, and forgiveness brings healing to the body. There remains a gap between what we learn at school and the reality of things: life has ways to confront us that aren’t in the textbook. When…
We were not created for comfort, but for greatness
Read More: We were not created for comfort, but for greatnessWe live in a culture that loves comfort. For many of us, comfort is synonymous with convenience, ease, relief, and even luxury. We love air conditioning, ATM’s, 24/7 stores, pain-relievers, amusement centers, fast food. With the advent of mobile smart phones, the internet, GPS, among other advances in technology, this obsession with comfort has become…
With whom do you stand?
Read More: With whom do you stand?John 8:15-16 “You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent Me.” This statement by Jesus comes from the longer passage of John 8:1-20 which relates the incident of the woman caught in adultery. But it…
It’s not enough to be good, but to do good
Read More: It’s not enough to be good, but to do goodProper 17, 30 August 2020 In last week’s reading, Peter confessed, “You are the Son of the living God”; Jesus praised him for receiving divine revelation. In today’s reading he was off track and was rebuked. We need to be praised, and also corrected at times. Jesus spoke of His death, suffering and resurrection; this…
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