June 2026

In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. There will be great joy in heaven, for this all people with eyes and hope set there do long and expect. Ask any of those persons, yea, even believers, what joyous thing about the yonder that awaits do you look forward to now and the answer is likely to be seeing family, friends, pets or having favorite things, hobbies, perfect sunrises, food, drink, pleasure, and bliss. Our dear Lord Jesus teaches in today’s parable that which brings true joy in heaven. He explains the true hope of heaven,Read More →

In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. We human beings are complex and interesting creatures, being that we are created in the image of God with His good design, intent, and delight, yet with such an image that has been utterly corrupted. We are creatures of passion and emotion, even the stone-faced guys among us, because for every one of us there is always something that will stir us within. Life remains interesting when we discover, whether for shame or for joy, just how those complex thoughts and feelings within us have been handled, howRead More →

In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. We have confessed our merciful Lord today in two of the Church’s three magnificent, solid, entirely true ecumenical creeds. The Athanasian Creed, the least repeated among us likely because of its length, is the necessary result of the early Church battling heresy as it tried to creep in. There were those numbered among us who denied the divinity of Christ, who said that He wasn’t true God, existing from eternity past. Therefore, the Church, the true Body of Christ, the Eternal One, stood firm in the Scriptures, madeRead More →