Category Archives: From Our Pastors

Father Forgive Them

By Dcn. Mathew Allen on February 24, 2023 in From Our Pastors, Lent

Father Forgive Them for they do not know what they are doing (Luke 23:34) I used to misunderstand the season of Lent. I am impatient by nature and this season…

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Keeping a Holy Lent: Add on, Take off, and Look in

By Fr. Chase Campbell on February 17, 2023 in From Our Pastors

The Season of Lent is a time of fasting, penance, prayer, and worship. Lent is all about disruptions. These disruptions, however, have a holy purpose. They are aids to help…

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The Sermon on the Mount: A New Standard

By Fr. Chase Campbell on February 10, 2023 in From Our Pastors

For 130 years, a tiny piece of metal (platinum and iridium, to be exact) locked inside a vault in Sevres, France, held the world standard for weighted measurements. Everything…

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Eureka V: The Church as Epiphany

By Alex Grudem on February 3, 2023 in From Our Pastors

If you have been worshipping at Christ Church (or another Anglican church) for any length of time, you have noticed our repeated use of the word “collect” (pronounced KOL-ekt). At…

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The Beatitudes for the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany

By Fr. John Laffoon on January 27, 2023 in From Our Pastors

For the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany, we will hear The Beatitudes from Matthew 5:12ff. These blessings are very familiar to those who have been members of the church for very…

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