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Comfort and Joy
God rest you merry, Gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay, For Jesus Christ our Savior Was born upon this Day To save poor souls from Satan’s power, Which long had gone astray, Which brings tidings of comfort and joy. “God Rest … Continue reading
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Why We Wait
“In the First Advent, Christ the Lord comes into the world. In the next Advent, Christ the Lord comes as Judge of the world and of all the world’s thrones and pretenders, sovereignties and dominions, principalities and authorities, presidencies and … Continue reading
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Preparing the Way
If you board the wrong train it is no use running along the corridor in the opposite direction. —Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1938. PRAYER: (from the Lectionary) Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way … Continue reading
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Tagged advent, jesus christ, john the baptist, pharisees, prayer, sadducees, the monday prayer
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Advent and the Armor of Light
“God becomes man. Man does not become God. The human order remains and continues to be our duty, but it is consecrated. And man has become something more, something mightier. Let us trust life because this night must lead to … Continue reading
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Christ the King
The brutal fact is that in this Christian country not one person in a hundred has the faintest notion what the Church teaches about God or man or society or the person of Jesus Christ…Theologically this country is at present … Continue reading
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Tagged Arius, Christ the King Sunday, Christmas, Council of Nicea, prayer, Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, Shopping, the monday prayer
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“Light Such a Candle”
Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by God’s grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out. —Hugh Latimer, to his friend Nicholas Ridley, as they were being burned at the … Continue reading
How Long, O Lord?
He prayeth well, who loveth well Both man and bird and beast. He prayeth best, who loveth best All things both great and small; For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all. —from The Rime of … Continue reading
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Tagged Baghdad, Canon Andrew White, Christianity, FRRME, How Long O Lord?, Iraq, Jesus, prayer, St. George's Church, the monday prayer
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Lord, Have Mercy
A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you’re looking down, you can’t see something that’s above you. –C.S. Lewis PRAYER: (from the Lectionary) “Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us … Continue reading
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Love Letters
I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. —C.S. Lewis PRAYER: (from the Lectionary) “Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have … Continue reading
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