While the gift of grace and our justification is free in Christ, growing in Christ is costly and means leaving worldly pleasures behind....

On Sunday, we read about how Jesus heals a man who is deaf and has a speech impediment. We explored several points of this passage that...

Jesus departs into the gentile region of Tyre and Sidon. There he has a harsh conversation with a woman. We must wrestle with why Jesus...

This past Sunday, we worked our way through Mark 6:53-7:23. In this section, the conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees becomes more...

As we examine Christ walking on the water, we realize he is testing his disciples. Not in a malicious way - but in a way to uncover parts...

In the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand we are reminded of Jesus' incredible sufficiency in all things. He gives in abundance...

This past Sunday we looked at the beheading of John the Baptist. This is a strange passage as Mark turns his focus away from Jesus and...

This week we saw Jesus heal two people - a woman with a blood flow and a little girl who had died. In each of these cases the person...

The Lord gives us many gifts, some we want and some that call us into through trials. These build us to dwell deeply in the Lord....

This past Sunday we looked at Psalm 138 and were reminded of our reasons for hope. We were reminded of how God has worked in our lives,...

St. Peter writes to the Christians in Asia minor to encourage them in the face of persecution. It is easy to want to compromise or hold...

The Easter Gospel lesson contains some interesting details and leaves the reader with a bit of a mystery. John is intentional with this -...

Christ's triumphal entry causes people to shout out with joy and shutter. This entry reminds us that Christ has come into the world to...

This week we turned our eyes towards the passion of Christ. Looking at Hebrews 9:11-15 we were reminded of the things Christ's passion...

This week we ended our time in the Gospel according to St. John. As we completed our study we thought about John's last phrase in which...

This week we finished examining the resurrection Lazarus. We noted that this incredible miracle was done not simply for the benefit...

This Sunday, Fr. Ian shared what the Lord is doing in his and Julie's life with their pregnancy. There are no reflection questions this...

St. John's gospel account contains some incredible imagery of light, darkness, blindness, and sight. Today, we read about how Jesus...

This Sunday we looked at the 5th of the Seven Signs in John's gospel account. In this sign Jesus walks on water, and it is a very short...

Praying the Evening office on your own can feel overwhelming the first couple of times you try to do it on your own. It is my prayer that...