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Saturday, March 22, 2008

  • Crivelli, lamentation

    Crivelli, lamentation, originally uploaded by groenling.
    The Gospel of Luke chapter 23
    Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man. (…)

Friday, March 21, 2008

  • Crucifixion of Jesus

    Crucifixion, originally uploaded by aturkus.
    Jesus Dies on the Cross - Luke 23
    Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. (…)

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

  • Peter Kreeft
    The Shocking Beauty of
    Christ Jesus

    A Picture of Christ presented by Peter Kreeft
    [audio:http://www.peterkreeft.com/audio/36_shocking-beauty/peter-kreeft_shocking-beauty.mp3]
     
    jesus christ and the lamb, originally uploaded by DianaKing. (…)

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Friday, March 7, 2008

  • A Shepherd and Lover of Souls
    James Jude Fisher
    Bishop of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit

    This week, we lost a dear friend, Bishop Jim Fisher.  Theresa and I will be heading out on Sunday to Cleveland for the funeral of this good Shepherd and lover of souls.   Bishop Jim has been battling with cancer for a number of months, and died on Wednesday March 5, 2008.   Our hearts and prayers go out to Judy, his wife, his children and his church family, Community of the Holy Spirit in Ohio. 
    Jim's Ministry was an interesting mix of Eastern Orthodoxy, Western Traditions, Evangelical Convictions, and Pentecostal Fervor.   He carried a particular ministry to the brokenhearted and reached out and restored many to faith and ministry.  Everyone knew of Bishop James' tender heart, hospitality and ability in the culinary arts.   You couldn't get around Jim and Judy without being fed both spiritually and physically with nourishing and good provisions. 
    Jim was also a gifted musician and carried the joy of the Lord whereever he went.  Although I have known and respected Jim for over a decade and a half, it’s in the last few years that we have had quality time together both face-to-face and over the phone.   During that time I came to respect highly his intellect and wisdom.   Bishop Jim, in addition to being a lover of souls, a shepherd who deeply cared for his flock, was also a gifted theologian.   He was also a exceptional liturgist, with good range for both high and low church in the various settings where he ministered. 
    Bishop Jim was a family man with great love for his children, grandchildren and his coworker wife in God's kingdom, Judy.   Please pray for Judy and the rest of the family, the church that will be adjusting to the loss of a wonderful man and minister. 
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

  • Arise and Build
    a pastoral letter
    to Christ the King Anglican Church
    in Lexington

    The God of Heaven Himself will prosper us. 
    Therefore, we his servants will arise and build …  
    -  Nehemiah 2:20
    In the book of Nehemiah, we see the people of God rebuilding the wall in Jerusalem and in the book of Ezra, God’s people are rebuilding the Temple.   Our commission here at Christ the King Anglican Church is a similar one.   I would like to look at some challenges that we face here in Lexington, Michigan:  
    Realize the Rubble
    The birth of this congregation was birthed in seeing a serious departure from the faith in the Episcopal denomination.  That church was caving in to a worldly agenda and throwing away the faith of our fathers and mothers.   The Episcopal Church seemed to be no longer presenting the good news, but was on the front pages depicting much bad news of a disobedient and self-willed church, making up their own rules and throwing away any obligation to the Biblical, revealed Word of God.   When one sees the rubble of a city or a Temple or even a local church, there are many options, but I think the bravest one is to arise and build.   That is what you, as lay people decided to do a couple years ago.      
    Arise and Build

    You all as people of faith stood up for that faith.  It would've been easier seeing the rubble in the American wing of the Anglican Communion to arise and go elsewhere.  That's an easy route and doesn't take much effort.   Instead you chose to “arise and build” and that's putting your muscle, money and minutes where your mouth is and that's a much harder route.   You looked at the heritage, the sacraments, the liturgy, the theological treasures in the Anglican tradition and decided you wouldn't let go of it out of personal discouragement, anger, laziness or other various reasons.   You kept a vision of God's Temple even while leaving buildings and friends.   You also found new friends walking in the same faith and conviction.   Many were new Anglican friends with addresses in South America, Africa, and even Southeast Asia.  
    Sword and Hammer
    Some of these new friends were Anglican bishops who were also discerning the devastation and departure from biblical faith in the American wing of their Communion.  Again, back in Nehemiah, we see those working at the construction site holding both a tool for building and a weapon for battling in each hand.  It's not easy to build in the midst of battle or to battle in the midst of construction, but that is what many of us have been called to do over the last few years.   We're not alone, we have Anglican leaders around the world who have chosen to be obedient to the Lord and hold a hammer in one hand and the sword in the other.   I hope that we, in our local setting are more concentrated on construction, but as the Apostle Paul did, we also must fight the good fight. (…)

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Saturday, January 19, 2008

  • Jesus from the Deesis Mosaic

    Jesus from the Deesis Mosaic, originally uploaded by jakebouma.
     
    Jesus, cropped from a photograph of the Deesis Mosaic at Hagia Sophia (a.k.a. Aya Sophia) in Istanbul, Turkey. (…)

Thursday, January 17, 2008

  • Jesus the Lamb of God
    Spurgeon Devotion for Today - January 17th

    “And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion.”
    Revelation 14:1

     
    The apostle John was privileged to look within the gates of heaven, and in describing what he saw, he begins by saying, “I looked, and, lo, a Lamb!” This teaches us that the chief object of contemplation in the heavenly state is “the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world.” Nothing else attracted the apostle’s attention so much as the person of that Divine Being, who hath redeemed us by his blood. (…)

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