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Make THIS MOMENT Sacred

BlogJanuary 16, 2020422Views 0Likes 0Comments

We learn how to make all of life sacred by making one moment of our life sacred. While that may really sound paradoxical, it makes perfect sense when you consider that it's only by a focused effort I can wake up to a wider truth. If I try to take in the whole world, eternity, and…

The Father’s Good Pleasure

BlogJanuary 15, 2020350Views 0Likes 0Comments

I know, I know, it doesn't make sense right off the bat. But it really is true; God wants to GIVE you everything He has! AND, you're going to have to WORK for it! I really do get why this paradox is so confusing and, frankly, off putting. How can both of these truths BE true?…

The Temptation of Christ

BlogJanuary 14, 2020394Views 0Likes 0Comments

What a provocative Gospel Lesson today! This is the passage that recalls our Lord's 40 day sojourn in the wilderness after His Baptism. You know the story well. The Lord is led by the Spirit into the wilderness to pray and prepare for His public ministry that will eventually lead Him to the Cross, the…

Theology is Meant to be Lived not Just Argued

BlogJanuary 13, 2020405Views 0Likes 2Comments

Recently a famous Evangelical pastor came out and stated that he is discovering that the history of the Church was plain that the Eucharist was the center of the Church's life and not merely a sermon. I remember when I learned that the sermon wasn't the normal center of Christian worship, it opened the floodgates…

The Heavens Were Opened!

BlogJanuary 10, 2020406Views 0Likes 3Comments

I never will forget the thrill of anticipation as we waited outside for the doors to open. It was my very first concert, and I was wide eyed at the spectacle of the crowd, the chance to see a favorite band, and to hear the music that rocked my world at that time. It seemed…

4 Christlike Labors

BlogJanuary 9, 2020361Views 0Likes 2Comments

There's just no substitute for contemplation. But it seems our modern world is moving at such a break neck speed that contemplation is impossible! That's why authentic faith is the "last, true, rebellion" and the hardest and most rewarding path to being truly human! Listen to what Abba Evagrius says "A wandering mind is made stable…

Increasing Christ Means Decreasing Me!

BlogJanuary 8, 2020388Views 0Likes 0Comments

Study after study reveals the epidemic of loneliness in modern society. This is especially true of men. We men are lousy at friendship. Add on top of that the over sexualized intoxication of modern society and every close friendship is assumed to have a sexual component. Ridiculous! But relationships require something that has been dismissed as…

We Need True Friendships

BlogJanuary 7, 2020370Views 0Likes 0Comments

Ralph Waldo Emerson once suggested that the greatest invention of humanity is friendship. But Emerson is mistaken. Friendship isn't man's invention. It is God's. No matter how hard we try to hide it, our hunger for intimacy, relationships, and communion always "spills" out of our hearts. That's why we hunger for friends and companions. That's why,…

You Should Baptize ME!

BlogJanuary 6, 2020370Views 0Likes 2Comments

All of us come to moments in our lives that turn out to be crossroads in our future. Many times we can see these moments coming, like a marriage proposal, or that first purchase of a home, or a career advancement, some (maybe even many) of these moments sneak up on us and surprise us…

Fr. Barnabas, WHERE ARE YOU?

BlogJanuary 3, 2020405Views 0Likes 6Comments

Greetings and Happy New Year. First off, let me say how grateful I am that so many have wondered where the audio devotional has gone. Even though we tried to telegraph this change starting back in September of this past year, it isn't surprising that some folks didn't know what was coming. Sorry. Starting in January of…

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Make THIS MOMENT Sacred

The Father’s Good Pleasure

The Temptation of Christ

Theology is Meant to be Lived not Just Argued

The Heavens Were Opened!

4 Christlike Labors

Increasing Christ Means Decreasing Me!

We Need True Friendships

You Should Baptize ME!

Fr. Barnabas, WHERE ARE YOU?

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