First reading Genesis 1:1-5 Psalm Psalm 29 Second reading Acts 19:1-7 Gospel Mark 1:4-11 Prayer: Gracious Lord, help me to experience your baptism today as a fresh work; please remind me of the presence of your Holy Spirit in my life. Amen.

Orthodoxy is the companion to G. K. Chesterton's Heretics, in which he discussed different modern philosophies through the lenses of their proponents. In Orthodoxy he lays out what he believes to be the fundamentals of Christian belief, including what many perceive as difficulties. True to his style, Chesterton looks at the issues from a vantage... Continue Reading →

Again, that He Himself made Heaven, and earth, and sea, and all things visible and invisible, in His own person He nowhere expressly said: but His disciple, speaking plainly out, and suppressing nothing, affirms this once, twice, yea often: writing that "all things were made by Him;" and, "without Him was not one thing made;"... Continue Reading →

Celebrate Immanuel's Name 1. Celebrate Immanuel's Name,           The Prince of Life and Peace!      God with us, our lips proclaim,           Our faithful hearts confess:      God is in our flesh reveal'd, Heaven and earth in Jesus join,      Mortal with immortal fill'd,           And human with divine! 2. Happy they who humbly dread,         ... Continue Reading →

On January 8, 1956 Nate Saint, Jim Elliot, Ed McCulley Roger Youderian, & Pete Flemming were killed in their attempts to reach out to the Huaorani people of Ecuador. The story of these missionaries was late made into a film The End of the Spear which also detailed the missionary work spurred by the deaths... Continue Reading →

Almighty God, who has poured out upon us the new light of thine Incarnate Word, grant that the same light enkindled in our hearts may shine forth in our lives, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

First reading Jeremiah 31:7-14 Psalm Psalm 147:12-20 Second reading Ephesians 1:3-14 Gospel John 1:(1-9), 10-18 Prayer: Lord, may I always recognize you as my creator and sustainer, may I never forget that you have entered the world and therefore entered my life, may I always see by your light. Amen.

First reading Jeremiah 31:7-14 Psalm Psalm 147:12-20 Second reading Ephesians 1:3-14 Gospel John 1:(1-9), 10-18 Prayer: Lord, may I always recognize you as my creator and sustainer, may I never forget that you have entered the world and therefore entered my life, may I always see by your light. Amen.

Perhaps Fyodor Dostoevsky's greatest work, the book centers on a collection of brothers with strikingly different personalities. The novel is extremely deep looking at faith and ethics against a very realistic 19th century Russian backdrop. The book does not pull back from difficult questions concerning free-will, suffering, and holiness; allowing debate and doubt to run... Continue Reading →

Our Father and our God, as we stand at the beginning of this new year we confess our need of Your presence and Your guidance as we face the future. We each have our hopes and expectations for the year that is ahead of us—but You alone know what it holds for us, and only... Continue Reading →