14
Dec 2011
“Let us attend!” is the last thing the Priest says in the Eastern Orthodox rite before the Gospel is read aloud. The fact that this ancient exhortation is given at least twice before the reading implies that people’s attention spans have been a problem since the earliest days of the Church. Paying attention has only gotten more difficult in our over-stimulated and over-entertained culture. Today, preachers have taken to doing all sorts of rhetorical backflips during their sermons to keep the minds of listeners from wandering— for example, breaking sermons up into 7......
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14
Dec 2002
Fr. Eirik’s prayer points have been refined since our annual meeting and are available on our Lenten Prayer Card. Click here to listen to the meeting. Dear Light of Christ Family, What a joy it was this past Sunday to give thanks with you for the blessings of 2013 and to anticipate together the call of 2014! Jeanne and I are blessed and excited about the Bishop and vestry’s call to full time work as Rector of Light of Christ. Bishop Stewart has challenged us to pray first, plan second, and eventually......
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