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2009-12-29T23:44:00-04:00

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The Massacre of the Innocents

Last updated on: December 29, 2009 at 11:44 pm By Billy Kangas

“A voice is heard in Ramah,weeping and great mourning,Rachel weeping for her childrenand refusing to be comforted,because they are no more.” (Matthew 2:18, Jer. 31:15) This week the church remembers the The Massacre of the Innocents with “Holy Innocents’ Day.” Here we remember the fallen children murdered by Herod. Most of you have heard the story. Some wise men show up in Herod’s court and tell him they saw a star that says a king is born. Herod Freaks out... Read more

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2009-12-27T16:33:00-04:00

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St. John Chrysostom, “Homily on Christmas Morning”

Last updated on: December 27, 2009 at 4:33 pm By Billy Kangas

While many from Eastern Christian traditions are failure with St. John Chrysostom and his writings (his Paschal homily is read every year in the Orthodox church). We in the west often overlook him. As we continue to celebrate Christmas I thought it might be cool to post another famous Homily (sermon) by St. John Chrysostom. This was has been called “the first Christmas sermon“St. John Chrysostom’s Christmas Homily BEHOLD a new and wondrous mystery. My ears resound to the Shepherd’s... Read more

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2009-12-26T16:51:00-04:00

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The 12 Days of Christmas: A Coded Catholic Catechesis?

Last updated on: December 26, 2009 at 4:51 pm By Billy Kangas

This week I ran into an article over at snopes. That talks about how some people are saying the 12 days of Christmas song is actually a series of codes used to teach Catholic children about the faith during the times in which being a Catholic was outlawed in England. The true love in the song is God, and the gifts he gives can be decoded as follows: A Partridge in a Pear Tree = JesusTwo Turtle Doves = Old... Read more

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2009-12-25T11:37:00-04:00

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The light has come! – Rejoice

Last updated on: December 25, 2009 at 11:37 am By Billy Kangas

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name... Read more

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2009-12-19T17:15:00-04:00

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Christian Disciplines – 195 AD

Last updated on: December 19, 2009 at 5:15 pm By Billy Kangas

Spiritual disciplines are the things that a person does to stay connected with God in their lives. Spiritual discipline would include prayer, attending church, bible study, and any number of different ways someone might live out the faith they profess. They are an essential part of any Christian life. As Thomas Merton once said “The spiritual life is first of all a life. It is not merely something to be known and studied, it is to be lived.” However many... Read more

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2009-12-18T10:51:00-04:00

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Better know an Icon – Iconography –

Last updated on: December 18, 2009 at 10:51 am By Billy Kangas

Iconography is a Christian practice that is unfamiliar to many protestants, and often misunderstood. It involves the creation and use of religious images that depict Jesus, the saints, scenes from the Bible, and always points to something else of greater significance through literal or figurative meanings. Iconography comes from the Greek word εικoνογραφία which means “image writing.” An Icon(or “ikon” or “eikon”), although an image, is not painted but is written. They are not simply artistic expressions but rather can... Read more

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2009-12-17T21:23:00-04:00

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Christmas Vs Hanukkah

Last updated on: December 17, 2009 at 9:23 pm By Billy Kangas

John Oliver and Jon Stewart gave me a moment of zen the other day… I thought you might enjoy it! Happy Hanukkah! Read more

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2009-12-17T11:30:00-04:00

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Luke 9:51-62 Part VII – Recap

Last updated on: December 17, 2009 at 11:30 am By Billy Kangas

A New Kind of Narrative: Letting Jesus redefine stories across timeThe call to follow Jesus is given to every Christian in this life’s journey. He does not call us onto an easy road but his call has an authority to overcome. We serve the same Jesus who rebuked the systems of oppression, and overcame them. He now calls us in his life giving mission of peace. These verses give us a picture of the depth of that calling. He is... Read more

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2009-12-16T07:28:00-04:00

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Luke 9:51-62 Part VI – Prophet, Pilgrim or Paschal Lamb? A verse by verse analysis of Jesus’ call to discipleship

Last updated on: December 16, 2009 at 7:28 am By Billy Kangas

This week we have been looking closely at Luke 9:51-62. So far we have examined Jesus’ Rejection in Samaria in great detail and now we are examining the three “would-be” disciples. All the pieces to this pericope are pointing to something really amazing. Let’s start putting them all together and see what kind of picture begins to emerge. Verse 57 This encounter happens along the journey. Jesus is in the process of fulfilling his mission. Although Jerusalem is not mentioned... Read more

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2009-12-15T08:10:00-04:00

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Luke 9:51-62 Part V – Elijah and The Plow: Jesus’ call for new identity

Last updated on: December 15, 2009 at 8:10 am By Billy Kangas

We continue our Series on Luke 9:51-62 today with a word study… Before we get into a verse by verse examination of the text of the three would be disciples in Luke 9 there is a word used in this passage that is fairly uncommon in the New Testament we should look at. The word ἄροτρον appears only one time in the New Testament, and that is in verse 62. It occurs in the Septuagint in 1 Chronicles 21:23, Sirach... Read more

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