Celebrating the Book of Common Prayer since 1986
The Gospel tells us what is the cure for our uncleanness: the mercy and power of Jesus Christ, which we are to seek in the prayer of faith. And no matter what kind of outsider we are or feel ourselves to be, our faith can be matched by his grace.
Read moreBeware, my friends, and pay close attention and listen very carefully to that parable of our Lord Jesus. The church is full of dawn-to-dusk, dedicated workers like those pictured in the Gospel.
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It is Christ Whom we shall find when we enter the Lenten wilderness, when we depart from the rush and noise of the fallen city, to ‘come apart to a desert place, and find our refreshment there awhile.’
Read moreThe second coming of Jesus Christ is not meant to fill us with anxiety, but finally with hope. But we must heed all of Jesus’ warnings, and especially that which is given to us today.
Read moreGod, by his prophet Micah, puts forth his controversy or complaint with his chosen people. You get the sense that they have broken God’s heart. You can hear the pain and disappointment in the divine plea…
Read moreWhy am I still an Anglican? Why bother? Why stick it out? … Why stay in such a compromised, divided, confused Church? The only real answer I can offer today, for myself and for you, is Matthew 13:30
Read moreBetween our vision of the Messiah in the Epiphany season, and the spiritual pilgrimage of Lent, we find the peculiar ‘trinity’ of weeks ending in ‘-gesima’.
Read moreThe first crucial discovery we must each make in the course of our salvation is that it does indeed involve a real person: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Mary and Joseph.
Read moreThere is this flotilla of little ships or boats out on the sea, or lake, of Galilee. They are making the crossing with this new Rabbi, Jesus, who had been preaching the other day on the kingdom of God. In the middle of the night, a sudden storm whips up…
Read moreWe are called to overcome evil with good, to bless those who curse us, to turn the other cheek, to love and feed and care for our enemies… Paul is saying, as much as it depends on you, at the least in your heart, be at peace with everyone, even those who will not be at peace with you.
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