Maundy Thursday is the Christian commemoration during Holy Week of the great mandatum (mandate) from Christ, the New Commandment that supersedes all the others: I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. (John 13:34, NRSV) Something that gets skipped over ...
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Don’t forgive me for being gay, Lord. Just love me for who and what I am. I already know you do but some of your followers still see fit to hate me. Love, Your son
The question came up in Rev Scott Gunn’s blog Seven Whole Days as to whether Valentine’s day is overly-commercialized. Actually to read his entry, there is no doubt that it is! I loved the post so much (actually his blog is one of my favorite reads for making my brain cells ponder the great Questions ...
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We lost our dear Buster late in the spring to old age and old dog diseases (he was 14 and well beyond his time for a grayhound.) It just two weeks after we’d lost my mother in-law to cancer. She was one of my bestest friends and a great cancer buddy. The Cancer took them ...
God has chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in Faith, and to inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love Him. __________________________________ Bless us, Holy Spirit: you burn away the trials of life in the Fire of your presence. - Amen
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