GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Exile vs Flight – Year One, Proper 25, Monday, October 26, 2015, Revelation 1:4-20 “I John, . . was on the island called Patmos . . .” Throughout church history there are moments when Christians flee the world. Whether it was to avoid persecution or maintain some moral purity […]
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Get Over It! – Year One, Proper 24, Thursday, October 22, 2015, 1 Corinthians 16:1-9 “A wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.” We may not be brats but we are spoiled. Those of us who are Gen X and older grew […]
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Taunting Death – Year One, Proper 24, Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 “O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?” Taunting death is an awesome thing. Our faith inspires it. Whatever lies beyond this life is greater than anything we can imagine. It […]
Being Blessed, Becoming a Blessing – Victory out of the Void
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Ode to Mills – Year One, Proper 24, Monday, October 19, 2015, 1 Corinthians 15:30-41 “If the dead are not raised, ‘Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.’” Yesterday I attended a memorial service for Mills Sproull, the son of my fraternity brother Miller. Mills was one […]
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – KISS – Year One, Proper 23, Friday, October 16, 2015, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 “That Christ died for our sins . . .” Have you ever been pressed for the proverbial elevator talk on the heart of Christianity? Paul gives us the template: Christ died for our sin (in accordance […]
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Losing to Win – Year One, Proper 23, Thursday, October 15, 2015, Matthew 10:34-41 “He who loses his life for my sake will find it.” Whit found a caterpillar at Piedmont Park yesterday. He was so excited. He wanted everyone to know, people near and far. His teacher had […]
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Less Hair to Number – Year One, Proper 23, Wednesday, October 14, 2015, Matthew 10:24-33 “But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.” These days the hairs on my head are easier to number. I am not happy about it. Vanity wants the hair I had at […]
Being Blessed, Becoming a Blessing #2 – Is This Series for You?
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Expect Some Challenges – Year One, Proper 23, Tuesday, October 13, 2015, Matthew 10:16-23 “Behold I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves.” There is debate among some about whether there is persecution of Christians in the United States. To be sure some of the rejection […]
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