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The Jesus Creed 7 – John the Baptist: The Story of New Beginnings

By Scott | Published: August 23, 2010
Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord you God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these. This is a series of reflections [...]
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Evangelical Is Not Enough 8

By Scott | Published: February 12, 2010
The eighth chapter of Thomas Howard’s book is title, The Eucharistic Liturgy: Diagram and Drama. He opens the chapter with the idea that the drama of the liturgy unfolds a diagram of the gospel to the literate and illiterate alike. There is, of course, some aspect of that associated with liturgy, and for a while [...]
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Evangelical Is Not Enough 6

By Scott | Published: February 8, 2010
The sixth chapter in Thomas Howard’s book, Ritual and Ceremony: A dead Hand or the Liberty of the Spirit?, opens with the note that when the early Christians met for worship, everyone present was a full participant. Bishops, priests, deacons, and laity were the four orders in the Church that we glimpse in the New [...]
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For the Life of the World 19

By Scott | Published: January 18, 2010
During the press of the holidays, illness, and all the rest that has been happening, I’ve fallen pretty far behind in this series. I’m going to work to catch up this week. I find both Fr. Schmemann’s book and Dn. Hyatt’s podcasts on that book fascinating and illuminating. The discussion now moves from baptism to [...]
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Baptists, Eucharist, and History 10 – Justin Martyr on Administration of the Mysteries

By Scott | Published: July 25, 2009
Now we will move forward several decades and reflect on Justin Martyr’s First Apology. This places us right in the middle of the second century. There are few left alive at this point who personally encountered any of the apostles, but there are still those few. There are now many who have been taught by [...]
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Baptists, Eucharist, and History 5 – Clement, Corinth, and Order

By Scott | Published: July 20, 2009
I’m going to open this post with chapter 40 from Clement’s letter to the Corinthians. Since, therefore, these things have been made manifest before unto us, and since we have looked into the depths of the divine knowledge, we ought to do everything in order, whatsoever the Lord hath commanded us to do at the [...]
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The Didache 32 – Appoint Bishops and Deacons

By Scott | Published: July 12, 2009
This series is reflecting on the Didache if you want to read it separately. Appoint, therefore, for yourselves, bishops and deacons worthy of the Lord, men meek, and not lovers of money, and truthful and proved; for they also render to you the service of prophets and teachers. Therefore do not despise them, for they [...]
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The Didache 30 – Supporting Prophets

By Scott | Published: July 10, 2009
This series is reflecting on the Didache if you want to read it separately. But every true prophet who wants to live among you is worthy of his support. So also a true teacher is himself worthy, as the workman, of his support. Every first-fruit, therefore, of the products of wine-press and threshing-floor, of oxen [...]
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