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Saint Matthew and the Jesus Dojo

September 21, 2020 By Dorian Del Priore 1 Comment

I really thought I was a ninja when I was a kid. Seriously. Well, at least a ninja in training.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Feast Days, gospel, St. Matthew

James the Apostle and Overcoming Our Culture of Greatness

July 25, 2020 By Bingham Powell 1 Comment

We do not know much about him, but James must have been a pretty big deal.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Feast Days, gospel, Jesus, St. James, Way of Love

A Picture Study on the Feast of Saint Luke

October 18, 2019 By Emily Watkins Leave a Comment

I am delighted to be celebrating the Feast day of Luke the Evangelist. You see, Luke and I have been traveling closely lately. Along with the fact that it is his turn in the lectionary, I’m also currently writing a curriculum for the families at my school studying his gospel.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: art, evangelism, gospel, St. Luke

What is Jesus really saying about divorce?

October 5, 2018 By Ben Day 2 Comments

I am a priest. I am going through a divorce. Imagine my excitement level as I prepare to preach Sunday on Proper 22 in Year […]

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Parenting Tagged With: divorce, gospel, grace, Jesus

Creating a Practical Response to the Bread Gospel

August 19, 2018 By Allison Sandlin Liles 2 Comments

Today is the fourth Sunday in a row we’ve heard about bread in church. I am the bread of life, he says, whoever comes to me […]

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting Tagged With: bread, food, gospel

Day 9: Shout the Good News!

January 2, 2017 By Mary Ann Frishman Leave a Comment

On the ninth day of Christmas, the Lord God said to me, “Shout the Good News!”   When I was a little girl, my friend’s […]

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: 12 days, evangelism, Good News, gospel, Jesus, sharing

Celebrating St. Matthew, Evangelist

September 21, 2016 By Marcus Halley Leave a Comment

St. Matthew’s feast is a direct connection between our brokenness and Heaven’s wholeness.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: angels, conversion, evangelism, gospel, St. Matthew

The Good News (for when we blow it)

June 27, 2016 By Jamie Osborne 2 Comments

Embody the love of God to my children? There are moments when I’m just trying to find the nearest hole into which I can crawl and hide.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: anger, disappointment, forgiveness, gospel, reconciliation

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