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Bringing Our Gifts to the Altar

| January 9, 2012

Listen to Deacon Sean Smith as he encourages us to bring ourselves to the Eucharist as a living sacrifice to God. You can listen here.

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Three French Hens

| December 28, 2011

On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me, three french hens.  And so on this third day of Christmas we turn ourselves to poultry (Yes, I know most of you are celebrating the fourth day of Christmas–I got a late start and figured Epiphany can be day 12). Symbolically these three [...]

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Some Last Words on the Epiphany

| January 9, 2010

I came across this today and thought it was worth sharing. A little girl and her mother were looking at the Nativity scene. The mother was explaining that the Wise Men were presenting their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn King. The little girl looked in great adoration at the babe in [...]

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Sabbath Sunday: Epiphany

| January 3, 2010

This Sabbath Sunday I am choosing to share a post from last Christmas centered on the gifts of the magi in honor of the celebration of Epiphany. The post is entitled, Myrrh is mine, it’s bitter perfume…. Once again you are invited to join me in promoting the Sabbath by taking a break from your [...]

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Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume….

| January 4, 2009

It wasn’t until my college days that I noticed the following verse from the song, We Three Kings. Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume, Breathes a life of gathering gloom; Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying, Sealed in a stone-cold tomb. Having just returned from Christmas break, I was attending our weekly celebration of the Eucharist at the [...]

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