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    God is in all things
    Father George
    • Nov 8, 2018
    • 1 min

    God is in all things

    “Unless the Lord builds the house, the labor of those who build it is in vain.” Psalm 127: 1 How much more wonderful does life become...
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    Father George
    • Nov 4, 2018
    • 5 min

    All Saints Sunday

    Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9; Psalm 24; Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44 Today we celebrate the Feast of All Saints, one of the five pillar...
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    Resurrection as renewal
    Father George
    • Nov 1, 2018
    • 2 min

    Resurrection as renewal

    “See, I am making all things new." Also, he said, "Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true." Then he said to me, "It is...
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    Father George
    • Oct 28, 2018
    • 4 min

    Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost

    Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Psalm 34:1-8; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 10:46-52 What does it mean to truly see? We hear and look a lot but do we see?...
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    Praising God, even when things are aren't what we want them to be
    Father George
    • Oct 25, 2018
    • 2 min

    Praising God, even when things are aren't what we want them to be

    The Psalms over the past weeks have been some of my favorites but this week is particularly wonderful. It is all about the goodness of...
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    Father George
    • Oct 21, 2018
    • 4 min

    Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost

    Job 38:1-7; Psalm 104:1-9, 25, 37b; Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45 If we look at all the readings in total today, they seem a bit like a...
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    How excellent is your greatness
    Father George
    • Oct 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    How excellent is your greatness

    O Lord my God, how excellent is your greatness! You are clothed with majesty and splendor. You wrap yourself with light as with a cloak,...
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    Father George
    • Oct 14, 2018
    • 6 min

    Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

    Job 23:1-9, 16-17; Psalm 22:1-15; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31 We really have two types of confession in our tradition: a confession of...
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    Father George
    • Oct 7, 2018
    • 5 min

    Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

    Job 1:1; 2:1-10; Psalm 26; Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16 There was a movie, I can’t remember which, where a young boy has become an...
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    The Word of God is not chained
    Father George
    • Oct 4, 2018
    • 1 min

    The Word of God is not chained

    “Remember [the gospel of] Jesus Christ…for which I suffer, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not...
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    Why community? Why, Jesus?
    Father George
    • Oct 1, 2018
    • 1 min

    Why community? Why, Jesus?

    Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you. -I Peter 3:15 I love our...
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    Father George
    • Sep 30, 2018
    • 6 min

    Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

    A preacher's little girl inquired, "Daddy, I notice every Sunday morning when you first come to the pulpit to preach, you bow your head....
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    The Great Amen!
    Father George
    • Sep 27, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Great Amen!

    The Eucharistic Prayer of all four prayers in our Book of Common Prayer ends with what we call the Great Amen. Our response to God, as a...
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    Father George
    • Sep 23, 2018
    • 6 min

    Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

    The Disciples are in a bit of a crisis. Last week they thought they had things right. They had been sitting at the feet of Jesus for...
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    Drawing near to God
    Father George
    • Sep 20, 2018
    • 2 min

    Drawing near to God

    “Draw near to God, and God will draw near to you.” James 4:8a The letter of James is directed to an audience (most likely Jewish...
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    Father George
    • Sep 16, 2018
    • 4 min

    Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

    Proverbs 1:20-33; James 3:1-12; Wisdom 7:26–8:1; Mark 8:27-38 My brother, Mark, and I have a kind of tradition. Each year, on our...
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    Who do you say that i am?
    Father George
    • Sep 13, 2018
    • 2 min

    Who do you say that i am?

    “But who do you say that I am?” Matthew Mark 7: 29 We are beginning our spiritual journey for the next few years by asking ourselves,...
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    Father George
    • Sep 9, 2018
    • 5 min

    Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

    I am reading a book by Will Willimon, a retired Methodist bishop, called Why, Jesus? And he has titles for Jesus like Preacher, Vagabond,...
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    What about suffering?
    Father George
    • Sep 6, 2018
    • 2 min

    What about suffering?

    One of the most challenging obstacles to faith and continued trust and hope in God can be suffering. I was at a monthly Eucharist this...
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    Where our treasure is....
    Father George
    • Sep 3, 2018
    • 2 min

    Where our treasure is....

    Jesus said, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but...
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