Sunday September 11
September 11, 2011
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The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it; for he has founded it on
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Saturday September 10
September 10, 2011
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Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.
Performance Anxiety
September 9, 2011
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But Paul was trapped in a condition of anxiety. Performance anxiety. He did his best, but was it good enough? And maybe he had done everything right yesterday, what about today? …and tomorrow? What if he missed something? What if he let his guard down for even a moment?
The burningness of love
September 8, 2011
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Once on Pentecost Sunday I received the Holy Spirit in such a manner that I understood all the will of Love in all, and all the modes of this will of the heavens and of heavenly things, and all the perfection of perfect justice, and all the shortcomings of the lost; and with regard to all, I saw the will in which they then were, either of truth or of falsehood.
Humility
September 7, 2011
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It seems so odd that some expressions of Christianity are as hostile as they are toward other religions and toward science. In today’s Daily Office readings we have stories that offer to us another spirit.
The Happy Warrior
September 6, 2011
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Paul’s letter to the Philippians is the letter of a happy warrior. In muscular and athletic language he urges his readers to be strong and secure, active and proactive, happy and joyful.
For Labor Day
September 5, 2011
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If we think we know others and their needs perfectly well, our form of service is likely to be oppressive: we will act out of our assumptions and give them what we think they need, which more than likely is a projection of our own needs.
Paul Jones
September 4, 2011
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Reading for the feast day of Paul Jones, Sept. 4: Psalm 76 Malachi 2:17-3:5 I Peter 3:8-14a John 8:31-32 Bishop Paul Jones, one of the
Saturday September 3
September 3, 2011
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Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until
Seeing Through the Cross
September 2, 2011
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To a faith-full person, such an experience would certainly hurt, but more than that, it would lead to compassion. Faith gives us the opportunity to listen for the call of Christ in pain
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