tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987764385358665029.comments2009-11-21T02:00:16.128-05:00St. Martin's-in-the-Field Clergy BlogJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265180086865641156noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987764385358665029.post-32568919655392352572009-11-21T02:00:16.128-05:002009-11-21T02:00:16.128-05:00Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium? ...Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium? <br />Help, please. All recommend this program to effectively advertise on the Internet, this is the best program!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987764385358665029.post-77685885070444948072009-05-29T23:38:39.867-04:002009-05-29T23:38:39.867-04:00We are "kneelers". For us it seems right, but oft...We are "kneelers". For us it seems right, but often we are the only ones. As long as people are comfortable worshiping in their manner, then we are on target. Worst position is the one in the recliner at home listening to the news :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987764385358665029.post-511635798725229102009-02-25T15:13:00.000-05:002009-02-25T15:13:00.000-05:00On a superficial note, I'm giving up candy for Len...On a superficial note, I'm giving up candy for Lent. In a more substantial way, though, I'm taking these days to prepare myself to re-enter a relationship with the church.<BR/><BR/>It's been a long, rocky road with a lot of disappointments, so I can't just jump right back in. Still, I feel it's the right thing for me and for my life. And as you quote, this is a time for reconciliation, understanding that it does take effort and space to come to that point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987764385358665029.post-43529246289310710502008-10-18T21:38:00.000-04:002008-10-18T21:38:00.000-04:00I wouldn't do anything if someone sat through the ...I wouldn't do anything if someone sat through the whole service. I, myself, at various times in my life have sat through the service. That's one of the things I love most about the Episcopal Church: we all get to think for ourselves, which means that we can each make decisions about how we worship that might or might not conform to what is customary.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273507998044369890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987764385358665029.post-69390039474397904752008-10-18T17:21:00.000-04:002008-10-18T17:21:00.000-04:00Children are also much more comfortable with kisse...Children are also much more comfortable with kisses making boo-boos go away and there being a Santa Claus.<BR/> Not the best argument for the Big Sky Fairy.Fred Preusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06438368833909384043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987764385358665029.post-57062084759849266132008-10-18T17:20:00.000-04:002008-10-18T17:20:00.000-04:00What would you actually do if someone decided to s...What would you actually do if someone decided to sit during the whole service?Fred Preusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06438368833909384043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987764385358665029.post-27483314586611408732008-10-16T12:21:00.000-04:002008-10-16T12:21:00.000-04:00Amen! Well stated.Amen! Well stated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987764385358665029.post-91656168345110288282008-09-11T23:52:00.000-04:002008-09-11T23:52:00.000-04:00I was just reading yesterday about the exchange of...I was just reading yesterday about the exchange of the peace in Howard E. Galley's The Ceremonies of the Eucharist: A Guide to Celebration (p. 97), and contemplating the very questions that you are raising. He notes that along with being a "...sign of love, affection, and greeting [and a] sharing of that peace bestowed by the risen Christ, ...It is also a sign of reconciliation and, in the early church, an unwillingness to exchange it with any of the faithful assembled was considered to disqualify one from participation in the eucharistic sacrifice and from receiving communion (Matt. 5:23-24)." <BR/><BR/>~And then there's that wonderful hymn about the happy simple fisherfolk (Hymnal 1982, #661). The fourth verse says it all:<BR/><BR/>"The peace of God, it is no peace, but strife closed in the sod, yet let us pray for but one thing--the marvelous peace of God."<BR/><BR/>I think you are right that we are called to at least try. Genuinely try. Shake the dust off our shoes if we need to later. The process of reconciliation may well bring us strife but, without it, I wonder if there can be any of that marvelous peace of God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987764385358665029.post-22944756940731427332008-09-04T22:43:00.000-04:002008-09-04T22:43:00.000-04:00MEMORIES OF PETER WALKINGWaking before a mist-dimp...MEMORIES OF PETER WALKING<BR/><BR/><BR/>Waking before a mist-dimpled dawn, <BR/>tending his confused nets, <BR/>he remembered his steps <BR/>and smiled gently as cocks crowed. <BR/>We recall his role in what <BR/><BR/>we niggardly call Church History. <BR/>A man of his ilk we expect <BR/>to founder, fail and fall; <BR/>to act the buffoon and settle <BR/>with age like an old comedian. <BR/><BR/>But in that storm on Galilee, <BR/>time's hourglass spilled in <BR/>sand. Jesus beckoned, and <BR/>frantic fishermen became aware <BR/>of humanity walking on water.Allan Roy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05845118332575466200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987764385358665029.post-21868606690222765492008-08-29T01:17:00.000-04:002008-08-29T01:17:00.000-04:00Welll for a child.. It's a simple answer:Mr &a...Welll for a child.. It's a simple answer:<BR/><BR/>Mr & Mrs God of course. If we are created in gods image then it's pretty simple math to know that god world have<BR/>parents. Of course god really never got along with his parents, he stopped talking to them when he went off to<BR/>university. I suspect Jesus was forbidden to mention them<BR/>At the dinner table. Which is why we hear so little about them in bible.<BR/><BR/>On a more serious note, it only stands to reason god<BR/>had parents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987764385358665029.post-45508819327233122272008-08-28T09:44:00.000-04:002008-08-28T09:44:00.000-04:00Welll for a child.. It's a simple answer:Mr &a...Welll for a child.. It's a simple answer:<BR/><BR/>Mr & Mrs God of course. If we are created in gods image then it's pretty simple math to know that god world have <BR/>parents. Of course god really never got along with his parents, he stopped talking to them when he went off to <BR/>university. I suspect Jesus was forbidden to mention them<BR/>At the dinner table. Which is why we hear so little about them in bible.<BR/><BR/>On a more serious note, it only stands to reason god<BR/>had parents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987764385358665029.post-85163177157914577392008-08-25T14:58:00.000-04:002008-08-25T14:58:00.000-04:00What a great question...thanks for making me think...What a great question...thanks for making me think a bit. I'm certain the monkeys at my house will hit me with this one, maybe I will be prepared. God is eternal -without beginning or end. No one made God, it is he who created the "Who". It is my faith in the limitless power of God that allows me know this. I look forward to your answer. MicheleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987764385358665029.post-62856720735829506542008-08-15T13:31:00.000-04:002008-08-15T13:31:00.000-04:00I love these two stories. In the first story Peter...I love these two stories. In the first story Peter sees a potential hungry mob and tells Jesus they are hungry, maybe expecting a flashy miracle then, but Jesus says, "Give them something to eat." I believe we often approach Jesus with insurmountable problems and He tells us to take care of it and THEN gives us the resources to do His work.<BR/><BR/>I read the second story to a group of teenage confirmands and told them to do that, take a risk, step out of the boat. "Who is out there to meet you?" I asked. One replied right away, "God is."<BR/><BR/>Thank you for starting this blogMissAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827423725756507377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987764385358665029.post-8860045767122337212008-08-15T12:50:00.000-04:002008-08-15T12:50:00.000-04:00Hi Rev. Julie,You have posted a tough question.I i...Hi Rev. Julie,<BR/>You have posted a tough question.<BR/>I is as though:<BR/> IF we have faith-<BR/> He will reach out to us & support us.<BR/>I have never been tested to walk on water. At this point we do the best we can.<BR/>My calling is to help where I am able.<BR/>WeberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com