Here is the Suscipe Prayer quoted in this past Sunday's sermon. It is from Ignatius of Loyola: Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will, All I have and call my own. You have given all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything...
BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND PAPERS WORTH READING: MARY MAGDALENE https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/all-women-bible/Mary-Magdalene WOMEN PREACHERS? WHERE’S THAT IN THE BIBLE? https://escapetoreality.org/2017/10/10/women-preachers-in-the-bible/ THE NEGLECTED HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE EARLY CHURCH A number of prominent leaders, scholars, and benefactors of the early church were women and—despite neglect by many modern historians—the diligent researcher can still uncover...
For further reading from this past Sunday's sermon on "Men and Women in the Bible," see Sarah Sumner's book, "Men and Women in the Church."...
For further reading about the nature of Jesus's temptation in the wilderness, see Henri Nouwen's book, In the Name of Jesus. Quotes from this week's sermon: “suddenly began to weep, to tear his hair and lament. His disciples said to him ‘Why are you weeping, Father?’ and the...
Only one quote from this past Sunday's sermon, and it's from Herman Melville's classic work, Moby Dick. Here it is: “To insure the greatest efficiency in the dart, the harpooners of this world must start to their feet out of idleness, and not out of toil.”...
“Addiction is any compulsive, habitual behavior that limits the freedom of human desire. It is caused by the attachment, or nailing, of desire to specific objects.” ~Gerald May, Addiction and Grace “Spiritually, addiction is a deep-seated form of idolatry. The objects of our addictions become our false...
Here are some quotes from this past Sunday's sermon: “Anthony the Great, called ‘The Father of Monks’ was born in central Egypt about A.D. 251, the son of peasant farmers who were Christian. In c. 269 he heard the Gospel read in church and applied to...
February is Black History Month. The African-Americans in War Time Articles Mary referenced: http://time.com/5122125/black-history-month-military/ https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-tragic-forgotten-history-of-black-military-veterans Rachael Denhollander’s Full Court Statement https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/24/us/rachael-denhollander-full-statement/index.html Rachael Denhollander’s Christianity Today interview about Forgiveness and Justice http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2018/january-web-only/rachael-denhollander-larry-nassar-forgiveness-gospel.html DACA, A Student's Story: 'They Are The Types Of Immigrants You Want In Your Country’ NPR article https://www.npr.org/2017/09/16/551544757/daca-a-students-story-they-are-the-types-of-immigrants-you-want-in-your-country BOOKS ABOUT DACA: The DREAMers: How the...
To begin the new year, we are launching a new sermon series called Believe. Hebrews 11 will be our orienting text for the series. Each week we will consider one of the examples of a life lived by faith as outlined in the chapter. In an...
We are formed skeptics. Years of disillusion, disappointment, or disaster has made many of us jaded and cynical. Even the most optimistic among us often struggle with hope and wrestle with doubt. “Where is God in this world?” or “When will God show up in my life?”...