Author Archives: Fr. Matt Rucker

Fr. Matt’s Discernment Process

Dear Beloved Members of Christ Church Anglican, I am writing to inform you of the outcome of my discernment process to become the Rector of Christ Church Anglican, or to…

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Christ the Good Shepherd for Oppressed and Oppressors 

On Good Shepherd Sunday, we are reminded that Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd because he lays down his life for the sheep. If Christians took this designation Christ gives…

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A Meditation on Luke 24:42-45

“They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate before them… then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.” Luke 24:42-43;45 I was once…

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A Meditation on John 12:20-33

“Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say, ‘Father, save me from this hour?’? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father,…

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A Meditation on Ephesians 2:1-10

There is a principle that historians, sociologists, and political theorists call “the law of conservation of religion,” which recognizes that human beings are fundamentally religious beings, whether they like to…

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