The Hillside Messenger
Newsletter Article for the February edition of The Hillside Messenger “The Unity of the Faith” (based on Ephesians 4:1-16) Our Lord Jesus Christ prayed for the Church’s unity before he suffered death on a cross to redeem the world. In the fourth chapter of his Epistle to the Ephesians, St. Read more…
The Epiphany of the Lord Jesus Christ in our lives today The Festival of the Epiphany in the Church’s history originated in Egypt in the second century, the date of January 6th being chosen to oppose the birthday celebration of the Egyptian deity Osiris on that day. The original Read more…
Article for December edition of the Newsletter “The Second Advent of the Lord Jesus Christ” The season of Christmastide is one to which many look forward, especially all who are selling wares that people purchase to give as gifts. If somehow Christmas were not to be celebrated this year, but Read more…
Article for November edition of The Hillside Messenger “Reflections on the Communion of the Saints” The topic for this article is the communion of the saints, which we particularly remember on All Saints’ Day every year, as the Prayer Book Collect for All Saints’ Day illustrates: O ALMIGHTY Read more…
Article for September edition of The Hillside Messenger “The Unsearchable Riches of Christ” (based on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians, Chapter 3) A mystery is thought of as something inexplicable, either temporarily or permanently. In fact, when a priest does not know the answer to a theological question, Read more…
“A meditation on the love, mercy, and healing grace of the Lord as celebrated in Psalm 103” The Festival of St. Luke the Evangelist, Patron Saint of this Parish, falls on Thursday October 18th. In view of St. Luke’s healing and evangelistic ministry, since he was a physician as well Read more…
Article for the August 2018 edition of The Hillside Messenger New Life with Christ: An Exposition of St. Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians, Chapter 2:1-10 This article continues where my article on Ephesians 1 (June edition of The Hillside Messenger) left off. The first five verses of Ephesians 2 hang Read more…
Article for July edition of The Hillside Messenger “Reflections on Deuteronomy 10:17-21, the First Lesson appointed for Independence Day” The propers for Independence Day were included first in the 1928 Prayer Book, the 1789 Prayer Book having no commemoration of Independence Day, since it was a matter of political controversy Read more…
Article for the June edition of The Hillside Messenger Heavenly Blessings A hymn written by Johnson Oatman, Jr. begins like this: When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it Read more…
Article for the May 2018 edition of The Hillside Messenger “The Holy Spirit and the Call to Evangelism” The coming of the Holy Spirit on the disciples on the Day of Pentecost was a very significant event in the life of the Church. Some have called it the Read more…