Two things you might not associate…

By Parson Brown, on 11:43 am%

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This Sunday there were two things going on. In our community, we had a baptism. In the larger world – the disaster in Haiti. We might not link such things, but the biblical answer is actually very close. The Bible talks about Baptism as being a dying and a rising. . . . → Read More: Two things you might not associate…

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Tiger, Tiger burning bright…the audacity of evangelism

By Parson Brown, on 3:34 pm%

There are actually two background stories to this post. The original story is the Tiger Woods saga. No expansion necessary I presume. The secondary story is Brit Hume, the Fox News Analyst and former anchor. Mr. Hume had audacity to publicly practice Christian evangelism. Here is a great round-up of . . . → Read More: Tiger, Tiger burning bright…the audacity of evangelism

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Knowledge and Love – Grace Alone

By Parson Brown, on 1:54 pm%

Text: Romans 10:1-13

The prayer book that I follow has the 2 year daily lectionary texts (OT, Epistle and Gospel) and it also includes a 4th readings from a wide variety of saints from accross time. The philosopher Pascal (Pascal’s wager, Pascal’s triangle) was the writer of today’s fourth reading. Pascal was for much . . . → Read More: Knowledge and Love – Grace Alone

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Context – Arguing from the lesser to the greater

By Parson Brown, on 11:15 am%

Text: Romans 1:16-25 (also Jeremiah 2:11-13)

Between being sick and what seemed like a random bunch of texts the last couple of weeks in devotion have not been very fruitful. It looks like the daily readings are bringing a couple of heavyweights out for a little while. Jeremiah will be the OT reading . . . → Read More: Context – Arguing from the lesser to the greater

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