Tag Archives: sacrifice

The King of Love My Shepherd Is

Posted on 23 April 2024 by Fr. Brench

1 Peter 2 on the Christ the Good Shepherd Outline & Notes based on those of Melville Scott Jesus’ role as the Good Shepherd is grounded in (and a demonstration of) divine love. A.  The Christian Calling. The Christian ideal … Continue reading →

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The Priest Enters His Temple

Posted on 21 May 2023 by Fr. Brench

For the Eve of Ascension Day I read some scriptures and shared a short homily. Video here:

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God’s Sovereignty even in Betrayal

Posted on 31 March 2021 by Fr. Brench

The betrayal of Jesus committed by Judas is the subject of today’s devotion. To follow along, here’s the summary of the audio file’s contents: Acclamation, Collect for Purity Summary of the Law, Kyrie, Collect of the Day OT Lesson: Isaiah … Continue reading →

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Anglican Priests actually are Priests

Posted on 4 March 2021 by Fr. Brench

One of the things that often makes Protestants uncomfortable talking with Anglicans, or looking at our Prayer Books (and the writings of the English Reformers, if they go so far) is the fact that we refer to our pastors as … Continue reading →

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What right have we to pray?

Posted on 10 February 2021 by Fr. Brench

This might be a strange question – who ever talks about having the right, or not having the right, to pray to God? Doesn’t God hear and know all? Doesn’t he love all his creation and desire to listen to … Continue reading →

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Glimpses of the Gospel in 1 Samuel 14

Posted on 24 July 2020 by Fr. Brench

1 Samuel 14 focuses a lot on the highlight of Saul’s battle with the Philistines which started rather poorly in the previous chapter.  I almost had a guest post lined up today, but it didn’t quite go through.  So today’s … Continue reading →

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Two Texts on Priesthood

Posted on 22 April 2020 by Fr. Brench

On April 22nd, in the Daily Office Lectionary of the 2019 Prayer Book, we come across two independent texts of sacred scripture that deal with a common theme: the priesthood. I should start this off with the reminder that this … Continue reading →

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Jesus the Divine Priest

Posted on 15 April 2020 by Fr. Brench

Back on Holy Saturday we read from the Epistle to the Hebrews in the context of that holy observance.  This week, conveniently, we are reading through Hebrews in its own right.  Yesterday evening we read the same text from Holy … Continue reading →

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The Passover’s Greatest Gift: Holy Communion

Posted on 9 April 2020 by Fr. Brench

For the past three years, I believe, I’ve celebrated Maundy Thursday with my congregation.  For reasons of logistics, both in our worship space during that time as well as among our members, it was more feasible to observe that day … Continue reading →

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Sacrifice at the Heart of Worship

Posted on 10 March 2019 by Fr. Brench

This is my homily for the first Sunday of Lent, 2019. Step One: the Proposition itself The idea that sacrifice is at the heart of worship is demonstrated all the way back in Genesis 2, in the Garden of Eden.  … Continue reading →

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