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republished from St. Paul’s website Last week was a tough week. It felt like tragedy was built upon tragedy. The week began with one of our most iconic images in the country, the Boston Marathon, which was rocked by two violent explosions. Then an entirely unrelated explosion at a fertilizer plant in West Texas. These…
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Peter Jumps Into the Water
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4 min read
This week’s gospel from John 21 deals with nudity, miraculous fishing, and redefining love. It is a jam-packed resurrection appearance that only could be delivered by that incredible gospel we call John. One part sticks out for me this week. And it obviously deals with Peter. So the disciples are fishing. They are hanging out.…
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Watch the Stations of the Cross
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1 min read
Whether you have a deep attachment to the stations of the cross or don’t even know what they are, check these out. Frank Logue, Canon to the Ordinary of the Diocese of Georgia has put together a visual stations of the cross. Click the link and head over!
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For My Son: Changing the Lord’s Prayer
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3 min read
Right off the bat. I have to confess that I am predisposed to the modern Lord’s Prayer. Even better are some of the rewrites I’ve heard in the last year or so. Some really good praying is happening. Tonight, I’m now all in. Here’s why. Praying with my son. I used to argue that we…
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New Rob Bell Book Drops Tomorrow
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Rob Bell’s new book, What We Talk About When We Talk about God is out tomorrow. It is a subject that is near my heart. Hopefully this video will tide you over or whet your appetite.
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Hate the sin? Chances are you hate the sinner.
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5 min read
a Sermon for Lent 4C Text: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Two Sons Most depictions of this story focus on the first half: the sinful son, the return to the farm, the generosity and mercy of the father, and the embrace. It is a wonderful and evocative image. I have a book full of these images, art…