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Dear Friends, One of the readings today is the short letter to Jude, who was possibly a brother of Jesus. It is one of the earliest…
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Kelsi Vanada
Dear Friends, Recently, the Saint Philip’s Women’s Bible Study read Freeing Jesus by Diana Butler Bass. I was very taken by the section about Jesus as…
Justin Appel
Dear Friends, Have you ever rushed into a situation, barrels blazing, with a corrective measure? Have you ever “put your foot in your mouth” by speaking…
Fr Matthew Reese
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If it is to be life in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for…
Fr Alex Swain
Beloved in Christ, The question of one’s legacy is always an interesting one. Legacy, which survives on after we pass away, is usually portrayed as a…
Richard Mallory
“Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.” —Luke 14.27 Crossby Steve Garnaas-Holme Romans nailed them to it, regularly.It wasn’t jewelry. It…
Travis Reese
Friends, Today’s reading, Mark 15:33-39, is about the death of Jesus. It is told in all four gospels with different details highlighted, but all are similar…
Jordan Paul
Whoever has received from the divine bounty a large share of temporal blessings, whether they be external and material, or gifts of the mind, has received…
Elizabeth Wood
Dear friends, I spend a few minutes every day on puzzles. I start with the NYT Spelling Bee, which I work on until it tells me…
Justin Appel
Dear Friends, In the writings of the desert fathers and mothers, one story involves a hermit who frequently heard the local shepherds using foul language. When…
Fr Matthew Reese
“After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing…
Fr Alex Swain
Beloved in Christ, Anger, particularly justifiable anger (or what we think is justifiable), often leads to poor judgement. Today’s Gospel, where Jesus is judged and condemned…