Text: Luke 10:23-37 Our Gospel reading for this morning, the parable of the Good Samaritan, may be one of the most famous of Jesus’ teachings. Even someone who has never set foot in church or cracked open a bible likely knows what a “Good Samaritan” is. If a stranger helps you change a tire, carry…
A cappella mass for the Feast of St. Barnabas Posted by All Saints Anglican Church of San Antonio on Friday, August 24, 2018
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Text: Mark 7:31-37 As humans, we rely heavily on our sight. While all of our five senses are important, sight is the one we use the most. Everything about typical human society is geared toward visual stimulus. It’s no wonder that most people would rather lose their hearing than their sight. Medical professionals, however,…
Text: Luke 18:9-14 An interesting thought experiment is to consider what it would be like to meet someone unexpected in heaven. Take, for example, a scene from Dante’s Purgatorio, the second volume of his Divine Comedy. In Dante’s 14th Century epic poem, the Roman Poet, Virgil, guides Dante through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. In the…
A Mini-Study of The Holy Trinity Part 1/2 An Overview of the Biblical Doctrine Presented to the Women’s Bible Study on 08/10/2018 Fr. Isaac Rehberg
Editor’s Note: this piece was originally written by Fr. Isaac in 2014 for The Epistle, our in-parish newsletter. “Thou tellest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle: are not these things noted in thy book?” -Psalm 56:8 One of my favorite preachers is fond of saying that when you talk to any ten people,…
Text: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Growing up, my brother and I were very close. We were less than two years apart, shared a room until we were teenagers, and often had overlapping circles of friends. But when it came to keeping out of trouble, we could be very different. I was more conflict-adverse, a people pleaser,…