Monthly Archives: September 2020

September 27, 2020 Traditional Worship Service

Posted on September 27, 2020 by

Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost September 27, 2020 Traditional Worship Service Confession and Forgiveness We are gathered in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires … Continue reading →

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Matthew 21: 1-11 The Entry into Jerusalem

Posted on September 23, 2020 by

Matthew 21: 1-11 Parallels Mark 11: 1-10; Luke 19: 28-40; John 12: 12-29 When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village … Continue reading →

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Reflection on C. S. Lewis’ the Chronicles of Narnia (1950-1956)

Posted on September 22, 2020 by

Time Magazine Top 100 Novels Book 50: C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (1950) This is a series of reflections reading through Time Magazine’s top 100 novels as selected by Lev Grossman and Richard Lacayo published … Continue reading →

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Growing a Story

Posted on September 19, 2020 by

Growing a Story Some kernel of truth was planted in the fecund imagination And as the new shoot broke from the warm moist ground Spreading its initial leaves to breath in the air in a new world As an alien … Continue reading →

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Matthew 20: 29-34 Opening Eyes on the Way to Jerusalem

Posted on September 3, 2020 by

Matthew 20: 29-34 Parallel Mark 10: 46-52; Luke 18: 35-43 29 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. 30 There were two blind men sitting by the roadside. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they … Continue reading →

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Matthew 20: 17-28 Greatness in the Kingdom

Posted on September 2, 2020 by

Matthew 20: 17-28 Parallels Mark 10: 32-45; Luke 18: 31-34, 22: 24-27 17 While Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way, 18 “See, we are going … Continue reading →

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