Tag: Creation
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The God Who Continually Reveals Himself
Daily Office Readings: Psalm 118, Isaiah 11:1-9, 1 Corinthians 2:1-13, and John 14:21-29 One of the greatest questions humanity has wrestled with is this: How do we know God? Across the centuries, people have searched for God in temples, churches, sacred texts, nature, philosophy, and personal experience. The Daily Office readings for today remind us…
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The Sin We Often Forget
A Curious Pilgrim Reflection Tomorrow I will stand before the bishop at St. James Episcopal Church in Springfield, Missouri, and be confirmed as a member of the Episcopal Church. Today, during our confirmation class, we discussed the definition of sin found in the Book of Common Prayer: “Sin is the seeking of our own will…
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Everything Created by God Is Good
A Curious Pilgrim Reflection on Wonder, Gratitude, and the Sacredness of Creation Daily Office Readings There are days when the Daily Office readings seem scattered across very different landscapes of thought. One passage may celebrate creation, another may address church order, while another speaks in parables about wheat and weeds. Yet beneath these seemingly different…
The Curious Pilgrim 