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We may not often think about this, however, we are all called to ministry, be it official or unofficial. After reading the Gospel for today, Mark 10:17-30, we might want to ask ourselves: What must we sacrifice to answer God’s call to serve: money, time, possessions? [...]
Mark 10:15: 15 Most certainly I tell you, whoever will not receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.” Children are often open, excited to learn, trusting, and innocent. When we read the Bible or listen to the message during worship [...]
Office of the Presiding Bishop September 29, 2024 “Render to Caeser the things that are Caeser’s, and to God the things that are God’s” (Mark 12:17) To the clergy and people of the Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch, peace, joy, and apostolic blessings. In a [...]
Perhaps our constant prayer should be the words of Psalm 19:12, in which the psalmist acknowledges that he may do something wrong without realizing it and asks that these unknown [to him] mistakes be forgiven-taken from him. We are constantly interacting with so many people – [...]
In Sunday’s gospel reading, Mark 9:30-37, we learned of the importance of service. We also learned of the importance of children. While they may not know the word, most children want to be of service – they want to help. Would that we, too, could be [...]
If you go to church today, whether in person or on-line, you may hear the reading from Psalm 116. Listen closely to the first two verses. The psalmist tells the Lord he loves the Lord BECAUSE the Lord hears him. Aren't we to love God just [...]
In James 2:1-5 we receive the admonition to treat everyone the same. We know this, and we try to do so. And yet, so often human judgment takes over. Perhaps our task is to recognize when this is suddenly happening, to take a deep breath, and [...]
In today’s readings, we see and hear a lot about rules. Moses tells the people they must follow the laws if they expect to get to the promised lands. (Dt. 4:1-2, 6-8). The psalmist (Psalm 15: 2-5) lays out a series of expectations of how people [...]
In Joshua 24:15, Joshua challenges the people to choose the God they are going to serve. He refers to the God of the Hebrews, of the ancestors, or of other peoples. This question continues to have merit today – and – we can add other ‘gods’ [...]
Wisdom and understanding are key words in today’s scriptures: Proverbs 9:1-6, Ephesians 5:15-20 and John 6:52-58. We are told that Wisdom seeks us and wants us to gain understanding. Paul asked the Ephesians to attempt to understand and to live as wise people. And we know [...]