Author Archives: Lisa Traylor



Lisa Traylor

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Lent is for Coming Home

Growing up Baptist, I thought Christmas lasted 24 hours. I knew about Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter. I was vaguely aware of Lent as “something the Catholics do.” When I began attending an Episcopal...

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December 08, 2017
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The Comfortable Words

Our Lenten liturgy contains a section called “The Comfortable Words.”  After confession and the Kyrie, the priest utters these words: “Hear the words of comfort our Savior Christ says to all who truly turn to...

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December 08, 2017
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What Bread Do You Eat?

Let us give thanks to the Lord for his mercy, the wonders he does for his children. For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. Paraphrase of Psalm 107:8-9 The devil...

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December 08, 2017
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Countering Temptation, Part 1

I remember being taught from a very early age that, when tempted, Jesus responded by quoting Scripture and that, since He is our Example, we ought to memorize Scripture, so when we are tempted, we...

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December 08, 2017
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Taking Yourself for a Walk

Yes, truly this is a reflection on Steve’s sermon yesterday. There are several things I took away from Steve’s sermon, but probably the one I keep coming back to most often is this: God didn’t...

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December 08, 2017
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Lifting our light

At Light of Christ, we often use the imagery of light to talk about God’s activity in our lives.  On Epiphany, Fr. Eirik shared the image of a lamp stand with a person carrying the...

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December 08, 2017