On the NEXT Faith Encouraged LIVE
My Special guest will be His Grace Bishop David of the Diocese of Alaska!
Reduced to Rulekeeping!
Here is last Sunday's homily. Today we confront the spiritual poverty of becoming so captured by the process, you forget the purpose. This happens when love for others grows cold! Watch and Share if you find this helpful. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMJI9VVf3jY] P.S. Don't forget our Faith Encouraged LIVE program THIS SUNDAY night with...
It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like – The End!
The Christian faith is apocalyptic. That means the message of Christianity announces both the intention of the whole of existence AND it's ultimate conclusion. Most folks forget that and reduce the faith to what some have called "moralistic therapeutic deism." I'm not sure what all that means, but it...
Being Good or Being LIKE GOD?
It's iconic! The little kitty hanging from the pipe with the inspirational message! As a teen, growing up in the '70's these posters were everywhere. And it seemed to spawn a million other inspirational posters from the "Footprints" poster with it's beach metaphor to countless posters quoting a Kurt...
More, Please Sir?
I love Oliver Twist. It's a great story about confronting a system that had grown inhuman because of an attempt to reduce persons to mere cogs in a machine. Ah the joys of the Industrial Revolution. Our hero, Oliver, does what he wasn't "suppose" to do; he asks for...
Rules for Rule’s Sake
Today we see the Lord confront an all too human temptation to reduce life to mere rote repetition. He heals a woman on the Sabbath and that uncovers the unloving hearts of those around Him. He takes this opportunity to teach and remind them of their own kindness to...
Our Saturday Guest Blog – On Behalf of All!
This Saturday, our guest blog comes to us from the wonderful site On Behalf of All, and its a great and timely post about Santa. Click the link below to read the whole post, and share it with your friends. "Every year, as Christmas approaches, the discussions begin in parenting...
My Burden Is Light
"Therefore, don’t despair when you fall, but get up eagerly and do a metanoia saying, “Forgive me, my dear Christ. I am human and weak.” The Lord has not abandoned you. But since you still have a great deal of worldly pride, a great deal of vainglory, our Christ...
Time For Our Big Boy Pants
If you've hung around these parts for a while, you know already what I'm going to say: Spiritual maturity is a particular emphasis for me. And the reason for that is because it is precisely what I lack and what I long to have. The reason why I lack...
By What Authority
Let's face it, we humans have a problem with authority, especially we Americans. We don't like. We don't trust it. And we are suspicious of it's motives. We want our freedom. The battle cry of our revolution that started this country was "Give me liberty or give me death!"...