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Worship and justice in the feast of first fruits (Deuteronomy 26)
Yesterday's lectionary reading included a passage from Deuteronomy 26 that gives instructions on what the...
April 2015
April 21, 2015
Love and the day of judgment (1 John 4:17)
1 John 4 is one of the most comforting and life-giving chapters of the whole...
October 2014
October 29, 2014
Wisdom from Thomas a Kempis #1: esoteric words vs. virtuous life
Thomas a Kempis was a 15th century German monk who wrote The Imitation of Christ,...
July 2014
July 15, 2014
“Try me, O Lord, and test me” (a prayer for integrity, Psalm 26:2-3)
Today's Daily Office reading included two verses from a psalm that comprise an awesome prayer...
May 2014
May 21, 2014
Culture war blindness: “I can see people but they look like trees walking”
Yesterday morning at our church staff meeting, we read the story of Jesus' double-healing of...
May 07, 2014
“Everything created by God is good” (1 Timothy 4:4)
I stumbled across a beautiful passage in my scripture reading today: 1 Timothy 4:4-5. Paul...
February 2014
February 13, 2014
Have you ever been thrown into hell or did you pluck your eyeball out in time? (Matthew 5:29)
Jesus says some pretty wild things, but this week's lectionary reading includes one of his...
February 10, 2014
“Don’t let those who hope in you be put to shame because of me”
God spoke to me this weekend through some loving criticism I got about my blog...
January 2014
January 08, 2014
“Do not believe every spirit” (1 John 4)
At the basilica's Monday mass, the epistle reading was from 1 John 4, which includes:...
October 2013
October 23, 2013
Wisdom is to rest in Jesus
At our church staff meeting today, we looked at this reading from Matthew 11:25-30: At...
September 2013
September 20, 2013
“For the glory of Your name” (Psalm 79:9)
For about the past year, God has been giving me verses from psalms to memorize...
September 17, 2013
“Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof…”
The gospel reading at my Monday mass was Luke 7:1-10, the story of the centurion...
June 2013
June 17, 2013
Monday Merton 6.17.13
Today's Monday Merton comes from chapter 10, "Sincerity," of No Man Is An Island. What Merton...
June 11, 2013
Paraklesis: a beautiful word (2 Corinthians 1)
The Daily Office reading for yesterday was the opening of Paul's second letter to the...
June 10, 2013
Monday Merton 6.10.13
For this week's Monday Merton, I am drawing from chapters 8 and 9 of No...
June 03, 2013
Monday Merton 6.3.13
These Monday Merton quotes are taken from chapter 7, "Being and Doing," of No Man...
May 2013
May 27, 2013
Monday Merton 5.27.13
I'm pre-loading my Monday Mertons for the next two weeks in my insomnia before leaving...
May 20, 2013
Monday Merton 5.20.13
The chapter for Monday Merton this week is very apropos. We just started a blogger's...
May 14, 2013
The context of “going on to perfection” (Hebrews 6:1-3)
I came across the Biblical context of the Wesleyan doctrine of Christian perfection in yesterday's...
May 13, 2013
Monday Merton 5.13.2013
Today's Monday Merton is a chapter in Thomas Merton's No Man Is An Island that...
May 06, 2013
Monday Merton 5.6.13
I'm pretty exhausted from having had two retreats back to back this weekend and preparing...
May 05, 2013
The kings of the Earth and the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:24)
The lectionary reading for last week was taken from Revelation 21-22 which describes the New...
May 04, 2013
How does Paul define sin? (Romans 14:13-23)
The Daily Office reading for today was Romans 14:13-23. I was particularly struck by verses...
April 2013
April 22, 2013
Monday Merton 4.22.2013
I overslept this morning and I need to get out to my lake to walk...
April 08, 2013
“This is eternal life” (John 17:3)
I had a powerful encounter with today's Daily Office reading. The gospel reading was John...
February 2013
February 06, 2013
Moses’ veil or mirrors of glory? 2 Corinthians 3:12-18
I had a very uncanny experience today with the Daily Office. In a blog post...
February 04, 2013
“We saw someone casting out demons in your name.”
Whoever is not against us is for us. Whoever is not for me is against...
January 2013
January 23, 2013
How many of us are like Cephas? (Galatians 2:11-21)
The Daily Office epistle for today was Galatians 2:11-21. In it, Paul talks about his...
January 08, 2013
Frantz Fanon and Isaiah 61
Isaiah 61 was the Daily Office Old Testament reading for today. Some of you will...
January 03, 2013
"Without faith it is impossible to please God"
The Daily Office New Testament reading for today, Hebrews 11:1-11, includes a common proof-text for...
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