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2015-02-09T11:44:49-05:00

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Friday of Sexagesima Sunday – Mark 9:14-29

Last updated on: February 9, 2015 at 11:44 am By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Mark 9:14-29 Today we hear another lesson about the growth of the disciples of Jesus Christ, which means us. Faith and faithfulness are not an On/Off switch so that you either perfectly have faith or perfectly don’t. Our faith is partial most of the time: it is not perfect yet. For this reason, it is the faith and righteousness of Jesus Christ that is my hope, and not my own performance. And yet, when I do draw nearer to God... Read more

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casting out demons

faith

faith and faithfulness

fasting

Fr. Charles Erlandson

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prayer

Sermon on the Mount

2015-02-09T11:40:24-05:00

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Wednesday of Sexagesima – Mark 8:27-9:1

Last updated on: February 9, 2015 at 11:40 am By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Mark 8:27-9:1 “Who do you say that I am?” Jesus asks you this morning. He asked it to His disciples and to all men in the 1st century, and He asks it to you today. “Who do you say that I am?” “Some say Jesus was a good teacher.” “Some say Jesus was a son of God and that we can all be similar sons of God.” “Others say that Jesus is their Savior but He doesn’t have to be... Read more

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cost of discipleship

denying self

following Jesus

Fr. Charles Erlandson

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Peter’s confession

Suffering servant

taking up your cross

2015-02-09T11:34:04-05:00

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Tuesday of Sexagesima Sunday – Mark 8:11-26

Last updated on: February 9, 2015 at 11:34 am By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Mark 8:11-26 Poor, stupid, disciples. They just don’t get it, do they? Their conversation with Jesus goes something like this: “Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” Stunned silence. Gears slowly grinding in 12 crania. Let’s see, Jesus just fed the 4000 thousand . . . and we only have one loaf of bread.” “Hey guys – I think what He’s saying has something to do with bread.” “Of course it does –... Read more

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Fr. Charles Erlandson

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hunger

Jesus’ patience

Pharisees

2015-02-09T11:16:01-05:00

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Thursday of Sexagesima Sunday – Mark 9:2-13

Last updated on: February 9, 2015 at 11:16 am By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Mark 9:2-13 My all-time favorite opening sentence from a work of fiction has to be the first line from Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. It goes like this: “As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.” Kafka proceeds in a perfectly deadpan fashion to describe the sad fate of this transformation of the life of Gregor Samsa. This morning we read in a work of non-fiction, the Bible, about... Read more

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Fr. Charles Erlandson

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the glory of God’s creation

the glory of the Lord

Transfiguration of Christ

transformation

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Monday of Sexagesima Sunday – Mark 7:24-37

Last updated on: February 8, 2015 at 8:05 pm By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Mark 7:24-37 Today’s meditation begins a little differently. Because the meditation will take more time, your suggested resolution for today is at the beginning! Resolution: I resolve to read and meditate on Mark 7:24-37 today. Does any one of you have Jeremiah 38:12 memorized? I didn’t think so! When I was in junior high and my oldest brother Paul was in high school, he and his best friend Scott McLarty were into all kinds of weird fun. They made 8... Read more

Book of Common Prayer

Deaf and dumb man

Fr. Charles Erlandson

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healing

hearing God’s Word

spiritual deafness and dumbness

2015-02-06T22:19:47-05:00

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Saturday of Septuagesima Sunday – Mark 7:14-23

Last updated on: February 6, 2015 at 10:19 pm By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Mark 7:14-23 We live in a strange world in which we try hard to make sense of our lives and keep the different parts in health and harmony. We are at one and the same time individuals with unique identities and personalities and also essential parts of the communities that we live in. We live in the world, taking it into ourselves, but maintaining our integrity against it. We live in a world, therefore, where some things are outside of... Read more

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corrupt hearts

fornication

Fr. Charles Erlandson

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guarding your heart

unclean

2015-02-05T17:29:23-05:00

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Friday of Septuagesima Sunday – Mark 7:1-13

Last updated on: February 5, 2015 at 5:29 pm By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Mark 7:1-13 “making the Word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down” (verse 13.) This is the essence of Jesus’ teaching this morning. He is so concerned that people not exchange the Word of God for the traditions of men that He goes so far as to call the Pharisees hypocrites. It’s easy for us to root against the poor Pharisees. They seem so stiff, so self-righteous, and such hypocrites that it’s easy to... Read more

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Fr. Charles Erlandson

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2015-02-04T20:03:43-05:00

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Thursday of Septuagesima Sunday – Mark 6:45-56

Last updated on: February 4, 2015 at 8:03 pm By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Mark 6:45-56 The Gospels are filled with the most intriguing and edifying details. I find that they are so odd and unexpected sometimes that they confirm the authenticity of the Gospel writers’ accounts. Here in Mark 6:48 we come across one of those intriguing and at first baffling details. Here’s the set up to the story: Jesus, with the help of the disciples feeds the 5000 hungry men. He then makes the disciples get in a boat and go to... Read more

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courage

crying out to God

fear

Fr. Charles Erlandson

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God’s presence

Holy Spirit

I AM

Jesus walking on water

2015-02-03T17:31:51-05:00

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Wednesday of Septuagesima Sunday – Mark 6:30-44

Last updated on: February 3, 2015 at 5:31 pm By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Mark 6:30-44 I find this passage in Mark’s Gospel to be an absolutely amazing and instructive passage – and not just because of the Feeding of the 5000. We will have plenty of opportunities to meditate on that famous miracle, but today I see something else of great importance in this passage: in fact, several things. If you look closely, Mark 6:30-44 (and the passages leading up to it), provides a 7-step mini-handbook for the life of a disciple of... Read more

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disciple’s faithful response

Feeding of the 5000

Fr. Charles Erlandson

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giving self up to God

God’s call

2015-02-03T09:31:07-05:00

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Tuesday of Septuagesima Sunday – Mark 6:14-29

Last updated on: February 3, 2015 at 9:31 am By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Mark 6:14-29 “The truth is out there.” So says the TV series The X-files. And the Truth is indeed out there, but what John the Baptist proved by his life is that the Truth needs truth-bearers to stand up and proclaim it. Only if those who know the Truth proclaim the Truth will the Truth be known to a false and lying world. We have a problem with the truth, though. It begins early with lying. As a parent, I’ve... Read more

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courage

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John the Baptist

Proclaiming

prophesying the truth

The Truth

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