Monthly Archives: October 2006

Proper 25

From the Book of Common Prayer: Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what your promise, make us love what you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever ...

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Community

My language has changed over the past few years. I am not sure if it was intentional or is just the result of who has been feeding my thinking. I suspect a little of both. Wherever the change has come from, as soon as I start talking about the Church your going to notice it. The ...

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Sectarianism

"Sectarianism is to the community what heresy is to theology, a willful removal of a part from the whole. The part is, of course, good- a work of God. But apart from the whole it is out of context and therefore diminished, disengaged from what it needs from the whole and from what's left of ...

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Prayer of the week: Proper 24

From the Book of Common Prayer: Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of mercy, that your Church throught the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and ...

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Think on this

American preachers have a task more difficult, perhaps, than those faced by us under South Africa’s apartheid, or Christians under Communism. We had obvious evils to engage; you have to unwrap your culture from years of red, white and blue myth. You have to expose, and confront, the great disconnect between the kindness, compassion and ...

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