Thank the nice Savior
Pentecost 21C: Luke 17:11-19
Jesus is healing again. This time he heals ten lepers in a village somewhere outside of Jerusalem. They ask for mercy, he sends them to the priests, they are made clean, and they go on with ...
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It's that Time of Year Again
Wouldn't it be nice if it was easy just once?
Cartoon by The Rev. Jay Sidebotham, used with permission.
The Rev. Bob Hooper is the rector of St. James’s Episcopal Church. He blogs for St. James’s every Tuesday, ref ...
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What My Dog Teaches Me About Love
Let's get one thing clear: This isn't going to be a mushy, squishy post about how my dog adores me and doesn't judge me and thus teaches me how it feels to be loved unconditionally. That might be true sometimes, ...
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A Visit to the Shore
This past Sunday our Lord and friend "Buddy Christ" visited the good people of Calvary Episcopal Church in Stonington, CT while the Boys and Girls Choir was there to sing Evensong. He was able to spend a little time at ...
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The Grand Theft Auto of The Bible
Pentecost 20C: Psalm 137We’re looking at psalms two weeks in a row. Psalm 137 is most often quoted by antitheists or those critical of the use of scripture by religious people and institutions. Verse 9 in particular draws a great deal o ...
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Everyone Needs a Little Jesus in their Lives
Last week I introduced many of you to the icon of Jesus from the movie Dogma called "Buddy Christ". While it was just a lead-in to a more important conversation it got me thinking about an action figure I once ...
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The Radical Hospitality of Welcoming Children, and Their Stuff
by Ellen Painter Dollar
I am taking the week off from writing to dedicate myself to a major fall clean-out of our house. So because I'm not producing any new writing, I pulled out an old blog post from earlier ...
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Bound in love
Pentecost 19C: Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16Love this psalm.It’s the Qui Habitat we sometimes read during Compline. And I like the Anglicized version found in the Book of Common Prayer more than the lectionary version, despite all the male-centric a ...
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"Buddy Christ"
In the 1999 comedy Dogma, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon star as two fallen Angels who while trying to redeem themselves so that they may reenter heaven encounter a number of trials. These trials are small things like trying to prevent ...
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What We Can Learn from Pope Francis about Christian Unity
I am enamored of Pope Francis. Every time he clarifies what he believes about the Catholic Church, its priorities, and its purpose, I am grateful that God gave this wise, smiling cleric a worldwide audience. Francis’s thoughtful, humble way o ...
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