Christ Jesus, The one sent by God, you share our human condition. The voice of the tempter tried to make you believe that God would not give you what is necessary to live, to fulfill your mission. But you fought to choose trust and simplicity. In our turn, may we trust ourselves entirely to that [...]
I have heard some dullard preachers in my day, hopefully more times than I have been accused of being one. A real low point in ministerial skill came when I heard a preacher adamantly refuse to allow the hymn “Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior” be sung in his church. He thought that the idea [...]
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God gives heed to me in his love whenever I implore him. – Alleluia! Christ Jesus, We wish to welcome the message of Joy which is your gospel. You invite us to continue always going forward, toward the simplicity of heart, which leads us to the simplicity of life. – Amen
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This has been my week to do theological smacking around with preachers with too many letters after their names. Mostly having conversations about adding stuff into the interpretation of the scriptures that isn’t there (or playing pick-and-choose… you know how THAT one goes, particularly around those wacky Levitical Laws of Purity!) Here is a short [...]
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