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An Easter Faith in an Age of Good Fridays

Worried about the attacks on the Gospel in the popular media? At the moment, the attacks center on the implicit or explicit claim that the Gospels are highly fictional, and that the Church, especially the Roman Catholic Church has been suppressing the real truth about Jesus. Apparently, new attacks will soon be coming that will even deny that Jesus ever existed at all!

While they are hard for us to hear, these are really very old accusations, and from long ago to the present they… Continue

Added by Larry O'Connell on April 5, 2009 at 7:59pm — No Comments

Lent 17 Pondering the Meaning of the Cross During Holy Week, First Day

Lent 17 Pondering the Meaning of the Cross During Holy Week, First Day

In Jesus’ time the Cross was used by the Roman Empire as an instrument of fear and death. Only Rome had the authority to exact capital punishment and the cross became the preferred form used for non-Romans because of its public agony and personal humiliation. Roman citizens however, were seen as being above all non-Romans. So they, except in extreme cases of treason, were subjected to more ‘honorable’ forms of… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on April 5, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Lent 16 The Cross and Beyond

Lent 16 The Cross and Beyond

“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”---Mt.16:24

There is no configuration of lines, figures or symbols that embraces existence like the Cross. It points to two realities, the seen and the unseen. What we take in with our eyes is the horizontal dimension of the physical universe in all its grandeur, the cross beam. What we take in with our hearts is from the unseen, that which motivates us,… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on April 4, 2009 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

Lent 15 When It All Starts Getting Personal

Lent 15 Matt.5;11

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in Heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Now is when the full impact of the Beatitudes, their progressive buildup, climaxes in the individual heart. Up until now they have been objectified in the third person, ‘blessed are those.’ It is as though Jesus… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on April 2, 2009 at 11:14am — No Comments

Lent 14 When the World Turns Against You

Lent 14 Matt.5;10

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Righteousness, being right with God, self and others, will lead to some kind of persecution be it open or subtly disguised. Faith that makes one peaceful within can be a threat because it defies being controlled by the usual secular forces. Faith builds integrity and integrity builds confidence in spite of circumstance. This progression is part of the heart… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on April 1, 2009 at 11:15am — 1 Comment

Gems of Jesus

Gems of Jesus Matt.6:19-21

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

Earthly treasures, heavenly treasures and the heart lies in between. One you see, the other you don’t. One calls from without, the other from… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 30, 2009 at 8:13pm — No Comments

Lent 13 Peace, Real Peace

Lent 13 Matt.5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

Isaiah 32:17-18 “The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever. My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.”

Of course the prime example of peace is Jesus. There is no moment in Jesus’ life when He was not at peace. Whether it was alone in the wilderness temptations, the… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 30, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Lent 12 From Heart to Hand

Lent 12 Matt.5:8

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Who are the pure in heart? How does one know if his heart is pure? Is a pure heart attainable? These questions are obviously in the front of any mind that seeks to be one with God, settled within and trusted by others. David knew the answer when he wrote, “Who may ascend the hill of the Lord? Who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 28, 2009 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

Lent 11 Matt.5:7 The Call to Mercy

Lent 11 Mt.5:7

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

The Beatitudes measure our spiritual accountability. Step by step, they give us a progress report on the state of our heart as it is being restored to its originally intended image and likeness of God.

The first Beatitude about spiritual poverty is the foundation upon which each of the succeeding Beatitudes builds on the one before. It’s like showing your passport going from one country to… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 27, 2009 at 7:15pm — No Comments

Lent 10 Real Hunger and Thirst

Lent 10 Mt.5:6

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they will be filled.

“We’ve got to get it right. We don’t want to act before we have all our ducks in a row. We have to be well organized. We have to make sure we get it right.” The consuming concern at a recent organizational meeting was expressed in these statements. This group, by the way, has been meeting for three years. Unfortunately, they will never get ‘it’ right whatever right is in… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 25, 2009 at 1:08pm — No Comments

Just to say Hello

Hey there both of U. Those pics were GREAT!!! LOL to you...Carol

Added by DENNIS & CAROL CORDI on March 25, 2009 at 12:20am — No Comments

Lent 9 Matt.5:5 Glory in Meekness

Lent 9 Matt.5:5

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Before we get into meekness one more word needs to be said about mourning. Like guilt we mourn for ourselves and, separated from God, we mourn over our inability to control situations. So one of the clues to understanding the Beatitudes is to see them in sequence. One leads to the other and gets to the core mass of our hearts. The first one, ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit’ calls for us to recognize how much… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 20, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Excellent article forwarded from Anglican Alliance

The following is generously recommended to us by the Rev. Gil Crosby and the Rev. Jim Hobby.

God’s abundant blessings to all,

Harris

Proclaiming The Good News

By John Jay Hughes

Thursday, March 12, 2009, 12:00 AM

“The gospel was not good advice but good news.”

—William R. Inge, Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, 1911–1934.

Dean Inge was right. The preacher’s primary task is not to tell people what… Continue

Added by Troy Harvey on March 15, 2009 at 4:29pm — No Comments

Lent 8 Mourning to Morning, Faith

Lent 8 Mourning to Morning, Faith

Mt.5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

There are three kinds of mourning, grief, remorse, and suffering due to circumstance. The first is the natural grief occurring when someone close to us dies, is suffering physically or goes through hardships or broken relationships. The second is the guilt that stabs the heart, like regret, sorrow for thought and behavior. The third is unjust suffering, the innocent bystander… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 15, 2009 at 8:37am — 1 Comment

Gems of Jesus and Lent 7

Gems of Jesus

Matt.5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven

There is no question that Jesus wants to completely reorient mankind’s mind and heart to process everything spiritually; who they are, why they are here and how they behave. His first teachings, the Beatitudes, are all spiritually rooted. Again remember, Jesus was conceived by the Spirit, is led by the Spirit and lives ‘…by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God (Mt.4:4).’… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 13, 2009 at 10:12am — No Comments

HAPPY FRI. THIRTEENTH

THIS MAY BE THE ONLY HAPPY 13TH CARD YOU WILL EVER GET

in-CHRIST'S-love----charlie / sarah

Friday the Thirteenth

Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish.

Isaiah 38:17a (NIV)-----[yes- even the prophets]

Some days nothing SEEMS TO go right.

Recommended Reading

Psalm 30:8-12

Yahoo News recently reported about a man in St. James, New York, who kept his van running while he ran into the Cool Beanz Coffee… Continue

Added by charlie / sarah hays on March 13, 2009 at 8:52am — 1 Comment

Gems of Jesus

Jesus said, "Remember Lot's wife."

This challenging statement from Jesus gets us to the always present moment when a decision has to be made. Lot and his family were told by God to leave Sodom and Gomorra and when they left not to look back. Mrs. Lot looked back while she was on the way and turned into a pillar of salt as a result. Why did she look back? Memories, nostalgia, the good old days, fear of something new, the road ahead in the unknown?

Daily life is always encapsulated in… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 9, 2009 at 3:49pm — 4 Comments

Lent 6 Flatlands and Mountains, the third Temptation

Lent 6 Flatlands to Mountains, the Third Temptation

As I write this I am sitting in the midst of a mountain range and the Scripture comes to mind, “I will lift mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help? My help cometh from the Lord who hath made Heaven and earth.”

The third temptation finds Jesus being taken up on an ”exceedingly high mountain.” The devil’s subtle technique is to make us think that we can be on top of the world if we can find the highest place,… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 7, 2009 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

Gems of Jesus

Every so often Scriptures come to us that seem to fit where we are personally. Maybe the Holy Spirit is personally revealing something to us that we need for that day or moment. I call these 'Gems from Jesus.' Actually Lance seemed to think that would be a great addition to our site. To start this off one popped into my mind as I was reading (John 9:5)...I am the light of the world. Ponder that for a minute. Light shines in the darkness and reveals what's there. Apply that to spiritual… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 6, 2009 at 7:34pm — No Comments

Lent 5 Looking Down, Looking Up

Remember again the first temptation in the Garden of Eden? Doubt God's Word. It happens here in the second temptation as well, Matt.4:5-7. You can almost hear the devil thinking, 'So Jesus chose to live in the flesh alone and subject to the world's lures, hmmm, so He won't give into hunger? Human beings like to be in control. They want physical and material security. Well I'll get him another way. If I can't get Him to prove Himself with hunger, I'll get Him to get His whole body involved. I'll… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 5, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments