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Tag Archives: Book of Common Prayer
Looking Differently
Tender Mercies was a 1983 movie starring Robert DuVall. DuVall plays Mac Sledge, a has-been country music star whose career has pretty much dried up — and he has turned to alcohol to cope with the disappointments of a lost … Continue reading
Posted in Paula Griffin
Tagged baptism, Baptismal Covenant, Book of Common Prayer, Christianity, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Spirituality, The Episcopal Church
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Going the Distance
“For in the multitude of your saints you have surrounded us with a great cloud of witnesses, that we might rejoice in their fellowship, and run with endurance the race that is set before us; and, together with them, receive … Continue reading
Posted in Ron Abrams
Tagged All Saints Sunday, BCP, Book of Common Prayer, God, Jesus, Rocky, saints, The Saints of God
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The Lord’s Day; The Weekly Easter; The Day of Light
By The Rev. Charles E. Hocking, Ret. Yes, that’s right, this blog is about Sunday and these three legitimate and descriptive labels for our weekly holy day. If you were raised in the Episcopal Church as I was through Church … Continue reading
Soupy Tuesday Thoughts
If you are like me, you are hunkered down in the office hoping that a lack of calls or what ever keeps you from venturing out in this wintery weather. I usually welcome the opportunity to escape from the office: … Continue reading
Posted in James Franklin
Tagged Book of Common Prayer, Christ, Christianity, links, nature, polls, Religion and Spirituality, social justice, young adults
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Agents of Hope and Peace
by Ron Abrams “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” ~Matthew 5:9 Yesterday, November 11th was Veteran’s Day. On this day in 1918, a truce between the allied nations and Germany went into effect on … Continue reading
Posted in Ron Abrams
Tagged Baptismal Covenant, BCP, Book of Common Prayer, Christ, Ethics, God, Thanksgiving, Veteran, Veterans, Veterans Day, Vietnam, War, World War I, World War II
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Dare to be Christian.
by Ron Abrams When I was a child, “I dare you” was a common phrase we would use to challenge friends or be challenged by friends to do something that was usually dumb! I remember being dared to jump off … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Book of Common Prayer, Christianity, courage, dare to be, daring, Jesus, Lincoln, Matthew, Sandra Bullock, Steve Maraboli
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“The Promise and Perils of Anglicanism”
The following was a lecture by the Rt. Rev. Peter James Lee, Bishop Provisional of the Diocese of East Carolina, delivered at St. James Church, Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, September 11, 2013. Bishop Lee is refreshing in his words of careful caution … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Anglican, Anglicanism, Book of Common Prayer, civil rights, Ethics, history
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I majored in Peace, War, and Defense in college. (Yes, it is a real major.) Thinking I was all set for a career in the marines, God showed me he had other plans for me and here I am. Even … Continue reading
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