Ascension and the Gospel
May 07A picture guide to the significance of the Ascension Click here
Boston — An Irrational Response
Apr 22Today’s Gospel reading (John 10:22-30) ends with Jesus saying, “The Father and I are one.” The very next verse reads, “The Jews took up stones again to stone him.” Some things never change… When people disagree they get angry and lash out at those with whom they disagree. Even in the most civilized of disagreements, the vehemence of the reaction is proportional to the...
VA Supreme Court Rules for Diocese
Apr 18The VA Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Diocese of VA and TEC in their suit with The Falls Church Anglican, thereby bolstering TEC’s claim to all property and assets of TEC parishes. Read the Diocesan release at http://www.thediocese.net/news/newsView.asp?NewsId=40968295
He Is Risen!
Mar 31ISAIAH 53:10-12 HE IS RISEN! 10 Yet it was the LORD’S will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand. 11 After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will...
Good Friday
Mar 29ISAIAH 53:4-6 GOOD FRIDAY 4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his...
Reorienting Ourselves to Christ
Feb 13Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 “Beware of practicing your piety before others… …in order to be seen by them” (1). This verse points out the danger of taking a teaching of Jesus out of context. In this case, when we hear that we should keep our faith private, we are concluding the exact opposite of what Jesus is actually teaching. His lesson is about motives and not actions or even the...