In the valley… of the darkness….of loss…fear not. Today’s gospel tells two heartbreaking stories, of a man losing a loved one (his daughter), and of a woman losing her health.  These are two terrible losses, the most feared by humans. But the gospel does not stop there; it also tells us how their willingness to  Read more …

The doctrine of apostolic succession—central to the Anglican-Catholic Church’s identity with the Church founded by Jesus in the first century—involves there being an unbroken line of bishops from the beginning of Christian history to the present. Christ conferred upon his apostles the original task of shepherding the earthly Church in his absence. As the Church  Read more …

All Saints…All Souls…. All….Afterlife Death is one of the toughest areas for spirituality, yet also the most wonderful. How can our beloved ones, so filled with the spark of life, so suddenly be gone from us?  Afterlife? Let us face it, today’s world is filled with unbelief about afterlife. Some people say there is no  Read more …

The doctrine of apostolic succession—central to the Anglican-Catholic Church’s identity with the Church founded by Jesus in the first century—involves there being an unbroken line of bishops from the beginning of Christian history to the present. Christ conferred upon his apostles the original task of shepherding the earthly Church in his absence. As the Church  Read more …

Christ, Our King The earliest Christians identified Jesus with the predicted Messiah of the Jews. The Jewish word “messiah”, and the Greek word “Christ”, both mean “anointed one”, and came to refer to the expected king who would deliver Israel from the hands of the Romans.   Christians believe that Jesus is this expected Messiah.   Read more …

When Aaron built a golden calf for the Israelites to worship in Exodus 32, severe judgment came upon the people. Yet Aaron went on to serve as high priest. It hardly seems fair that he should escape punishment—he was the one who made the idol, after all—while others were judged. There are two possible responses.  Read more …

Things we should know In the Christian religion, angels are spiritual beings who serve God. The Bible teaches that angels were created by God, but it doesn’t say when they were created. They are depicted as praising God at the time of creation, which suggests that they existed prior to that moment (cf. Job 38:4-7).  Read more …

What is holding you back?  The wedding banquet was one of the most joyous occasions in Jewish life and could last for up to a week.  In His parable, Jesus compares heaven to a wedding banquet that a king had prepared for his son (Matthew 22:1-14).  Many people had been invited, but when the time  Read more …

1. Community Everything in Church, and everything pertaining to healthy Churches and evangelism is RELATIONSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS.  All things are relational – cultivating and sustaining healthy and loving relationships.  Our time is centered on community.  In general, people no longer go to church because of loyalty to a tradition or group.  In fact, many do  Read more …

St Francis of Assisi: Uniting and Healing Wounds Commenting on the often violent inhumanity of man to man, George Bernard Shaw in his play “Caesar and Cleopatra” sums things up this way:  “And so, to the end of history, murder shall breed murder, always in the name of right and honor and peace, until the  Read more …