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The Peacemaker

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Post published:September 30, 2023
Post category:Icon from Within (Sept./Oct. '23)

The Epistle reading on the 24th Sunday after Pentecost came from Saint Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians, chapter 2, verses 14 to 22. “Therefore, remember that you, once Gentiles in…

Experience should come first, not theologizing

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Post published:September 30, 2023
Post category:Icon from Within (Sept./Oct. '23)

On the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, we read from Saint Paul’s Epistle to Titus: “Child Titus, this is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly,…

Fearlessness

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Post published:September 30, 2023
Post category:Icon from Within (Sept./Oct. '23)

The spiritual evening in October sought to give contours to another Gospel behavior: fearlessness. Fearlessness ought to be a defining characteristic of a Christian, yet its acquisition is possible only…