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God Loves to be Thanked – Br. Geoffrey Tristram
Deuteronomy 8:-1; 2 Corinthians 9:6-15; Luke 17:11-19 Among the many things which I like about living in America is this day – Thanksgiving. My family and friends in England don’t know quite what it...
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Remembering Joy – Br. Luke Ditewig
The first week of November a dozen people walked to Emery House, our retreat center in West Newbury. They walked from downtown Boston, walked over 50 miles in three days. They were from Ecclesia...
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Seeing with New Eyes – Br. Curtis Almquist
Matthew 6:19-24 Jesus said, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where...
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#Thanksgiving: Food on the Road – Br. Luke Ditewig
We Brothers will be helping to collect Prayers of the People for the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, 24th of June 2015 through to the 2nd of July. The prayers will follow one of nine...
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To Be A Pilgrim – Br. Jim Woodrum
The other day when I was thinking about what I might preach on today, I kept getting distracted by memories from grade school when we learned about the first Thanksgiving. We would study the story...
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Praying Your Life – Br. Curtis Almquist
François de Sales, the 17th century Bishop of Geneva, was revered for his insights about prayer. His recommendation for prayer: every day, “half an hour’s listening is essential except when you are...
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God Made Us in the Image of His Own Eternity – Br. Geoffrey Tristram
Yesterday was Veterans Day – also known throughout the world as Remembrance or Armistice Day. It marks the armistice signed in Compiègne, France, between the Allies and Germany at the 11th hour, on...
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As They Went – Br. Luke Ditewig
Ten lepers called out: “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” When he saw them, Jesus said: “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” As they went, they were made clean. As they went. Not at the moment...
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Old Picture, New Frame – Br. Mark Brown
I could be confused, but I think I remember that the guidelines for a proper celebration of Thanksgiving Day call for “something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue.” It’s...
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Practicing Gratitude: A Monastic Guide
“Thank you.” “Many thanks.” “I really appreciate it.” How often in a single day do you speak or hear these words? We Brothers hear them day after day, from our Friends, who write to thank us for a...
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Glory To God for All Things – Br. Keith Nelson
Feast of St. John Chrysostom Luke 21:10-15 In 1940, Fr. Gregory Petrov, a Russian Orthodox priest, died in a Soviet labor camp in Siberia. Among his possessions was found a copy of a hymn entitled...
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Giving Thanks in All Circumstances – Br. David Vryhof
I Thessalonians 5:18 Luke 17:11-19 I have a memory of my 5th-grade teacher asking us to write a short paragraph describing the things in our lives for which we were thankful. I don’t recall any of...
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