The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Father Eric's Christmas message: The Magic of Christmas
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The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Sara Bumsted, Returned Peace Corps. Volunteer, speaking at the Adult Forum. This is an opportunity to learn more about Post-Soviet
countries in transition from the grassroots level. Sara shares her experiences working with a women's rights/women's health NGO near the Armenian
and Turkish borders. She also speaks a bit of the national language, Georgian. Be aware that Sara shows pictures of her host family and other Volunteers during the audio of this presentation. Don't miss
this chance to learn a little bit more about another culture and find out how Americans are viewed in that part of the world. Join us for Sara Shares
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The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Mother Susan and Kay describing Praying with the Anglican Rosary
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This presentation along with the rest of the series "Teach Me to Pray" is available in a prayer booklet at: http://www.wingedox.com/prayerbooklet.htm.
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Here are some helpful links:
Hicks' Peaceable kingdom
Hicks at Wikipedia
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Dear Friends,
Have you heard about the movie “The Golden Compass?” Are you concerned that it is anti-catholic or even anti-Christian? Are you wondering if you, your children or your grandchildren should see it?
Here is why in my opinion the criticism is both right and wrong:
1) Philip Pullman, who wrote the books, is an avowed atheist. He has made no bones about his belief that religion is a negative force in society and that we as human beings have outgrown our need for superstitions like God. This message does find its way into the trilogy of books of which the Golden Compass is the first.
2) However, neither the Golden Compass movie nor the book really gets into this message—it’s not really clear until the second and third books. And the movie as I understand it has been extra careful to steer away from that message as well.
3) I have read all three books and enjoyed them immensely. Yes, I disagree with Pullman’s theology. But I love fantasy books and these are excellent fantasy books on their own merits. I do not agree with Pullman’s (anti-)religious views, but he has created a really impressive world with really impressive characters, both heroes and villains. Ostensibly children’s books, these stand up very well as adult fiction.
4) And, in fact, I welcome the fact that he has chosen to deal in his books with religious and moral issues. No less a person than the Archbishop of Canterbury has championed the books for this reason. You can read a fascinating interview between Pullman, the author, and Archbishop Rowan Williams at the website of the English newspaper, the Guardian. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/03/17/bodark17.xml&page=3
5) There is also an excellent review of the movie from a Christian perspective on the website of Christianity Today. It includes a very interesting comparison between this series and C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia.http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/december/12.36.html?gclid=COvchJvOoZACFRpdagodgFyl8g
6) Finally, I urge you to make up your own mind. Watch the movie, read the books, and decide for yourself what you think. Don’t be afraid of different ideas. The truth of God has survived much worse foes than this.
7) Questions? Concerns? Drop me a line. If folks are interested, I would be happy to organize a movie discussion session after Christmas.
Sincerely,
Fr. Eric
The Voice of the Winged Ox presents revmerrill speaking on Contemplative Prayer
revmerrill's seminary is The Lutheran Seminary at Philadelphia
Tony Campolo's book is Following
Jesus without Embarrassing God
You can read more in Martin Luther's Large Catechism here.
Gene Shepherd's book is In
God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash
Anthanasius's The
Life of St. Anthony
The
Cloud of Unknowing
John of the Cross wrote Dark
Night of the Soul
On seeing through the glass darkly:
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
1 Corinthians 13:12 (King James Version)
On seeing God:
[Moses] said, "Please show me your glory."
[God] said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of Yahweh before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy." He said, "You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live." Yahweh also said, "Behold, there is a place by me, and you shall stand on the rock. It will happen, while my glory passes by, that I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and will cover you with my hand until I have passed by; then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back; but my face shall not be seen."
Exodus 33:18-23
Yahweh spoke with you face to face on the mountain out of the midst of the fire ...
Deuteronomy 5:4
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My soul waits for you, O God ... see
Our soul has waited for Yahweh.
He is our help and our shield.
Psalm 33:20
This presentation drew from Thelma Hall's book
Too
Deep for Words: Rediscovering Lectio Divina
and
Prayer:
A History
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The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Father Eric and Margaret at our first annual Thanksgiving Day dinner doing a Thanksgiving cast
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The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Using the Book of Common Prayer by Kim
Kim's little book is Daily Prayer and Bible Study by Joseph P. Russell. Learn about it here
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Here's a copy of the NEw Zealand Book of Common Prayer's version of the Lord's Prayer
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The Voice of the Winged Ox presents an introduction to Ignatian Spirituality
This presentation along with the rest of the series "Teach Me to Pray" is available in a prayer booklet at: http://www.wingedox.com/prayerbooklet.htm.
IE is the country identifier for Ireland.
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This is a dual presentation. revmerrill is cross posting Scripture and Me at revmerrillsnotebook and The Voice of the Winged Ox
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The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Father Eric preaching on Reformation Sunday 2007
The biblical warrant for the statement "We are justified by faith through grace apart from the works of the law" comes from putting Romans 3:28 and Ephesians 2:8-9 together.
We maintain therefore that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law (Romans 3:28)
... for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one would boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
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The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Kimberleigh Butler in Point of Vulnerability, a very personal confession of faith at our adult forum on "This I Believe".
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The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Mother Susan preaching on God, the counsellor in Joyful
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Here are some resources mentioned in Mother Susan's sermon.
The
Message
Gospel
of Judas
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The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Mission Trip by Deacon Cathy Basile
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The Voice of the Winged Ox presents God Prevails by Peter Dawson for ouradult forum this week for "this I Believe.
ABC Radio National produces a weekly program called "The Spirit of Things". On October 14, 2007 the program was Disaster Ministry The audio stays up for four weeks but the transcript is kept on the site.
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The Voice of the Winged Ox and revmerrillsnotebook present Blessing the Animals
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The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Father Eric's stewardship message From Abundance to Scarcity
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You can read Father Eric's 2001 stewardship sermon Two World Views: Doritos & Ruffles (Scarcity & Abundance) here.
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The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Dan Anderson talking about being an ambassador for Christas part of our series "This I Believe".
On Being a new creature in Christ (King James Version):
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17
References to Wine:
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The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Mother Susan and revmerrillin a Conversation on Diversity. The Labyrinth Cafe was a bit noisy when we talked on October 3, 2007.
You can read about Courage to preach by Anthony B. Robinson here.
We were wrong about the Prayer of St. Francis
where there is doubt--faith;
where there is despair--hope;
St. Francis died in 1226.
The Voice of the Winged OxpresentsMother Susantelling us about the Chasmwhich exists between the rich man and Lazarus.
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The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Albert Brown for "This I Believe" The Organizational and Operational Church
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For an interview with Jaroslav Pelikan, listen to Speaking of Faith Pelikan lived most of his life as a Lutheran but became a member of the Orthodox Church in America in his later life.
The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Dig a Little Deeper
You can read the lessonshere.
Here is Father Eric's sermon outline.
Real Character
Tough Parable?needs a step by step walk through.
What did it mean then?(What lessons can we draw today?(
How can we apply these lessons to our lives?
This is a shocking story and clearly Jesus anticipates objections. Why would he commend anyone who had anything to do with "ill-gotten gains", whether they had finally used them shrewdly or not? Jesus' answer is that one's use of dishonest wealth is a kind of "test case" that reveals how one would handle "real" things. Only those who, like the steward, have proven themselves trustworthy and reliable in lesser matters will be entrusted with things of greater significance. Jesus suggests here that his followers should not ignore or separate themselves from the "messy" things of this world in favor of more pure and lofty pursuits. On the contrary, it is precisely in how we handle the difficult and morally ambiguous situations presented to us in real life that we reveal our true character, just as the true character of the steward is revealed by the crisis he faces.
Very tempting to totally separate two realms of "spiritual" and "earthly". From way back Christians thought of the world as corrupt and evil and longed to get away to the pure, holy spiritual world. Southwest Airlines "Want to get away?" Some churches today encourage members to separate themselves from the world as much as possible and live in a spiritual bubble: Christian friends, home schooling, vote for Christian candidates, shop at Christian stores, watch and listen to Christian movies and music.
But even if we try to live in a totally spiritual world, it's not possible. Passionate Spirituality is not lived away from this world but in it, in the messiness of life, in the joys and problems and crises. This means that we are not called to avoid the things of this world, but instead to use them in the service of the kingdom. If that weaselly manager could save his own skin by using his intelligence and shrewdness, how much more can we advance the kingdom of God by doing the same.
That means it's OK to have and to use our skills and knowledge in money and accounting, real estate, business, media and the world wide web. A few examples recently at St. Luke's:
Retreat on passionate spirituality. Key is to turn all that over to God. To make sure that we are using these not just for selfish personal gain, but to carry out God's work of reconciling love in the world. By practicing with these earthly things, God is preparing us to handle the heavenly things.
Core belief must stay at the center as we try in and through the things of this world to serve
God our Savior, who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself a ransom for all.
1 Timothy 2:3-6
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Our presenter today is Sandi Gustafson, a member of Saint Luke's. I've titled her talk The Least of These
The notes below expand on Sandi's presentation.
[Jesus said,] "for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me."
"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?'
"The King will answer them, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothersand sisters, you did it to me.' Then he will say also to those on the left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry, and you didn't give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; I was a stranger, and you didn't take me in; naked, and you didn't clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn't visit me.'
"Then they will also answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn't help you?'
"Then he will answer them, saying, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you didn't do it to one of the least of these, you didn't do it to me.'"*
.
Luke 6:31
[Jesus said,] "As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them"*
[Jesus said,] "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."*
Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of you Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen. **
A 3-disk set from the NPR series "This I Believe". Sandi really enjoyed listening to them. She thinks that she enjoyed Albert Einstein's best. You can find out more about the discs and the hard cover edition by going to The NPR Shop
Sandi also read a great book entitled
The
Life of Meaning: Reflections on Faith, Doubt, and Repairing the World
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* from the World English Bible
** from the Book of Common Prayer
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Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
The Voice of the Winged Oxpresents Attitude of Gratitude. Mother Susan invites us to keep a gratitude journal. Here's why.
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the lessonshere.
For an article about the gratitude study, see this article.
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In today’s world, many of the conflicts we see are shaped, at least in part, by religion. Differences between religions and even within religions cause a variety of problems at home and abroad. Here at St. Luke's we are exploring our own core beliefs as Christians and Episcopalians. Listen in as we ask ourselves how our beliefs shape our values and our actions. Over the coming weeks we will hear from a variety of people about the intersection of their faith and life.
The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Mystery and Simplicity by Jay Phillippi.
Jay Phillippi is the youth missioner for the Episcopal Church in Western New York
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The Voice of the Winged Oxpresentsour seminary intern. Paul preaches on exaltation and humility. Jesus lived in a complex world of social customs. Jesus' counsel is to act with humility.
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If you would like to download a copy of Interior Castle, you can do this. The Christian Classics Etherial Library is a great source for public domain works.
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The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Father Eric and revmerrill at the Labyrinth Cafe in conversation about Having a Personal Relationship with God. We hope to make these conversations a regular feature on our podcast.
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The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Set Free. Mother Susanpreaches. Jesus breaks sabbath rules to set a woman free.
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The Voice of the Winged Oxpresents Father Eric'shomily on how Jesus models offering the truth to others.
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our guest preacher is
paul dominiak
The readings for this sermon are here
Walt Whitman's poem, "O Me! O life!" can be found at Project Gutenberg in Leaves of Grass.
Henry David Thoreau wrote Waldenand went to live deliberately
in the woods.
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You can read Rudyard Kipling's poem, The Sons of Marthahere. The sons of Martha are engineers, blasting, digging, building and repairing.
Evan Almighty is a sequel to Bruce Almighty. One of the attractions for us is that Buffalo, New York provides part of the backdrop. We're not too far away here in the southern tier, western New York.
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When we put ourselves into a right relationship with Jesus, it can have amazing results for us, for our families and for people we don't even know yet. The Voice of the Winged Ox presents Resolute, Mother Sandra's sermon for June 30, 2007.
You can read the lessons here.
You can read the lessonshere.
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The Winged Ox presents our healing service for The Visitation Mother Susan preaches.
The Lessons for The Visitation are:
Here is Canticle 9
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Today is Pentecost, the birthday of the church, when the Holy Spirit touched Jesus' disciples in Jerusalem. The Winged Ox presents Mother Sandra preaching today's sermon. The texts for today are:
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The Voice of the Winged Oxpresents Mother Susan's Ascension sermon The Jesus of Nazareth School for Mission and Ministry. If you are not one of the baptized, don't hesitate to get in touch with us via email, by calling our comment line at **206**203**0972** or by coming to church or contacting St. Luke's directly. Or just keep listening!
You can read the lesson from Acts here and Psalm 97, Revelation and John here.
revmerrill read the wear sun screen quotation in Kurt Vonnegut's book God
Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian
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The Voice of the Winged Ox presents our healing service on Ascension Day. Mother Sandra preaches on Mark 16:9-15, 19-20. Josh Winiberg at beatpick.com plays his composition Ascension
.
Healing Service: Ascension: Rejoice in the Mystery
It took the Christian church over 400 years to sort out many ideas about who Jesus is. Our four gospels give different answers. People taught, wrote and discussed these questions and came to some decisions regarding helpful
ways to think about Jesus and not so helpful
ways to think about Jesus. Below are some notes to clarify class materials.
creatureof God, a being created by God and not equal to God.
THEREFORE, following the holy fathers, we all with one accord teach men to acknowledge one and the same Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, at once complete in Godhead and complete in manhood, truly God and truly man, consisting also of a reasonable soul and body; of one substance with the Father as regards his Godhead, and at the same time of one substance with us as regards his manhood; like us in all respects, apart from sin; as regards his Godhead, begotten of the Father before the ages, but yet as regards his manhood begotten, for us men and for our salvation, of Mary the Virgin, the Godbearer; one and the same Christ, Son, Lord, Only-begotten, recognized in two natures, without confusion, without change, without division, without separation; the distinction of natures being in no way annulled by the union, but rather the characteristics of each nature being preserved and coming together to form one person and subsistence, not as parted or separated into two persons, but one and the same Son and Only-begotten God the Word, Lord Jesus Christ; even as the prophets from earliest times spoke of him, and our Lord Jesus Christ himself taught us, and the creed of the fathers has handed down to us.
Part 2 is in two parts. In this podcast we look at the gospels of Mark, Luke and John.
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Reading the New Testament Part 2: The Gospels (B)
From time to time, we will post resources to assist you in your study.
The
New Testament: An Introduction
History
of the Christian Church
Gnostic
Gospels
The
Community of the Beloved Disciple
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Sunday sermon. We're still learning how to record this so the audio is not as clear as we would like it to be.
Father Eric's text is Revelation 21:10, 21:22-22:5
Here are Father Eric's preaching points. They will help you follow the audio.
I close with the blessing Jesus gave to his disciples: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.” John 14:27.
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To Hell in a Hand Basket
Part 2 is in two parts. In this podcast we compare and contrast the sermon on the mount found in Matthew 5 and the sermon on the plain found in Luke 6. Father Eric also goes into more depth about the Gospel of Matthew.
Because this is a live recording of a lively class, I have done some editing to make this podcast more accessible to listeners.
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Reading the New Testament Part 2A
The The Winged Ox present our healing service. Father Eric preaches a homily based on Acts 15:6-21. Our music is courtesy of Claire Fitch at magnatune.com.Healing Service: The Council of Jerusalem
Mother Susan preaches on Good Shepherd Sunday. Read the biblical texts here. The Voice of the Winged Ox presents White Out Episode
Reading the New Testament is a 5-part class being taught at St. Luke's this month. The Lord willing and the creek don't rise (and there are no technical difficulties) The Voice of the Winged Ox will bring you these presentations in a lightly edited podcast. The topics we will cover are:
Here are some of the obstacles the class identified to reading the Bible:
What do you want to get out of reading the Bible? What are you looking for from the Bible or from this class?
In this podcast, we cover:
Correction: The number of laws is 613.
Moscow on the Hudson
Bible Speaks controversy
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Reading the New Testament Part 1
We announce our sermon podcast will begin May 6, 2007. Initial Announcement
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