Author: wgmeisheid

Back in mid-February, I published a post asking, “What is the Eucharist“, using John 6 as my primary source. In our Rector’s sermon on the Eucharist on Holy Thursday, he pointed out the cup used for the Last Supper was…

When we think of the will of God we are often concerned for not just this moment, this specific decision, but how this choice will affect everything down the road, trying to discern the ramifications of what we are about…

I have recently become aware of the problem of demonic oppression. Yes, it is true, Christians can be demonically oppressed and that comes from a myriad of sources and possibilities. Some things are obvious and specific, such as previous family…

My best friend is fighting pancreatic cancer and I decided to put together a few pages of Scriptures that he and anyone with him could read as a prayer to the Lord. I printed it out on two sheets both…

He is risen indeed! Today, in a world more dark than light, we celebrate light conquering that darkness in the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is finished, the debt is paid, our sins are forgiven. Do…

Biblical Hedge: Asking God to put a protective hedge around someone to protect them from harm. A wonderful and powerful example for the support for biblical hedges comes from the Old Testament prophet Hosea. He lived during the time of…

In John Chapter 6, it is about a year before Jesus’ crucifixion and our Lord explains something that caused many of his disciples to abandon him. He had just finished feeding the 5000 where he had taken five barley loaves…

In the Anglican liturgical service, one integral part is the confession of sin. It says: “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…

Our Rector invited us to pray the Collect for this Sunday (Epiphany) each day in the lead up to church on Sunday. I include it here for your consideration.   “O God, by the leading of a star You manifested…

Advent 4: God’s Gift of Love: Storge Today’s theme: Storge – Natural affection.  Storge (verb) στοργή is natural affection such as between members of a family (parents/children, husband/wife, and siblings). It is rarely found in classical Greek, and then primarily…