Aquinas: The Trinity in the Transfiguration Excerpt Just as in the Baptism, where the mystery of the first regeneration was proclaimed, the operation of the whole Trinity was made manifest, because the Son Incarnate was there, the Holy Ghost appeared under the form of a dove, and the Father made Himself known in the voice; so also in the transfiguration, whi […]
Shriveled and Useless Bottles Excerpt Bottles made of animal skin were often hung in tents and other places where they were subject to the deteriorating action of the smoke from cook and camp fires. In some cases, skins of wine were deliberately hung in the smoke to give the wine a peculiar favor. When skin bottles were long exposed to smoke, they became bla […]
The Outcome of Jerusalem Council Acts 15:1–21 Excerpt Three important decisions emerged from the Jerusalem Council. 1. The church decided that obedience to the Mosaic law was not a condition for salvation to be imposed on Gentiles. 2. The church urged that Gentile Christians avoid certain practices for the sake of harmonious Jewish-Gentile relationships. 3. […]
The Ordering of Public Worship Excerpt This section, dealing with the importance of public worship and the conduct appropriate at it, and the following chapter with its directions for the ministry, form the earliest manual of church order we possess. The necessity of clear regulations for congregational gatherings was speedily realized in the primitive Churc […]
WEDNESDAY OF THE NINETEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Catholic Daily Readings First Reading Dt 34:1–12 Response Ps 66:10b, 20a Psalm Ps 66:1–3a, 5, 8, 16–17 Gospel Acclamation 2 Co 5:19 Gospel Mt 18:15–20 God is your Pilot and not your co-pilot. YAHWEH should be first in all things; First in your life above everything; YAHWEH is always first in everything; It is […]
ISAAC Lutheran Service Book Three Year Lectionary God is your Pilot and not your co-pilot. YAHWEH should be first in all things; First in your life above everything; YAHWEH is always first in everything; It is His will and not your will. Have a blessed day in the Lord.
WEDNESDAY AFTER PROPER 14 Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings Psalm Ps 18:1–19 or Ps 28 First Reading Job 36:24–33; 37:14–24or Ge 40:1–23 Second Reading Mt 8:23–27 God is your Pilot and not your co-pilot. YAHWEH should be first in all things; First in your life above everything; YAHWEH is always first in everything; It is His will and not your will. Hav […]
WEDNESDAY OF THE TENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY, MORNING PRAYER Book of Common Prayer (1928) Daily Office Lectionary Psalm Ps 9 First Reading 1 Sa 17:1–11 Second Reading Lk 18:15–30 God is your Pilot and not your co-pilot. YAHWEH should be first in all things; First in your life above everything; YAHWEH is always first in everything; It is His will and not your wi […]
August 16: No Fear and Full Confidence Isaiah 33:1–17; Luke 11:37–12:21; Job 8:1–10 Jesus didn’t exactly follow social niceties as a dinner guest. Once again while dining with a Pharisee, He exposed the hypocrisy that was rampant among those religious leaders: “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inside is full of greed […]
Morning, August 16 Go To Evening Reading “Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name.” —Psalm 29:2 God’s glory is the result of his nature and acts. He is glorious in his character, for there is such a store of everything that is holy, and good, and lovely in God, that he must be glorious. The actions which flow from his character are […]
