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Psalms One and Two
Psalm One: Blessed the Man Psalm one is about the wise man who meditates on God’s law and doing so gains life. The idea is that there are basically two paths of life. The first is God’s way, and that leads to life while the second way is the world’s way which leads to death.… Continue reading
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Introduction to the Psalter
Welcome to our study of the book of the Psalms, which is sometimes called the Psalter in English. We will start with just a few basic questions and answers about the Psalms to give us a framework for further study. What is a Psalm? The first question we must ask is, “what is a Psalm?”… Continue reading
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Thou Givest Them Their Meat in Due Season
In today’s readings, we have two similar stories of miraculous feeding. And the Psalm refrain today is, “the hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.” The Psalm and St. Paul both speak about hope, and all of this speaks to how we might try to live our lives as Christian disciples.… Continue reading
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God Has a Plan and It’s a Good Plan
Father Neil preached last week on suffering and gratitude, and I would like to continue to look at those today. Both suffering and gratitude are at the heart of the crucifix. We call it a crucifix because it is a cross with the body of Jesus attached to it. The crucifix is supposed to be… Continue reading
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It’s Just Paint!
Spiritual life lessons from icon painting Learning to paint icons has been and continues to be one of the great blessings of my life. My teacher, who is also a long time faithful, supportive friend, is gifted in her ability to create beautiful icons for her students to paint, communicate the “how to’s” of the… Continue reading
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There is a God and You’re Not Him
Preaching on the Trinity is tricky because the doctrine of the Trinity issimply beyond human understanding. Look at how the Church hasdecided to address the doctrine in the readings today. The Old Testamentreading is all about God the Father; the Epistle is all about the HolySpirit; the Gospel is all about the Son. One might… Continue reading
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Holy Spirit Week Five
Here is the Matt Leonard podcast featuring Betsy Orr. https://www.scienceofsainthood.com/blog/from-megachurch-to-megacatholic-the-beautiful-power-of-retreat Continue reading
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Mason and Josephine
I have known Josephine since she was about three years old, and so I know, Mason, how lucky you are to be able to take her as your wife. Even among the Winbornes, who are all awesome in their own right, Josephine is a particularly beautiful person. It doesn’t take one very long, Josephine, to… Continue reading
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Remain in the Sabbath
Those who keep his commandments remain in him, and he in them. – 3 John 3:24 What does it mean to remain in him? It’s not an action in our common use today. We tend to use the word “remain” to indicate something left over after an action. So we have to unpack what Jesus… Continue reading
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