From the beginning of the Scriptures, God commanded His people to separate themselves from the other people of the world. They were to look different, act different, hold different opinions and to behave differently. They were to treat people differently, they were to have a different diet, they were to not intermarry with the others […]
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What do you think God expects from me in my life?
What a question! To make any kind of answer would involve cutting out some of what anyone would see as an essential of the faith. I am not the best person to try such a task. But I will try anyway. Please know that many very gifted writers have tackled this topic. Since we have […]
If God killed His only son how does that say He loves us?
A strange question, but I think that I understand why it is asked. Do you remember Abraham? The Patriarch who was told by God to leave his home and go to live in a distant land. He was then told to take his son Isaac, the greatest gift he had ever received, and sacrifice him […]
How would you explain Repentance?
Have you ever changed your mind? We have all changed our behavior. We usually make these changes for some pretty basic reasons. Usually those changes come because we want to gain something or because we want to avoid something. This is how we train dogs, offer something good to reward good behavior or offer something […]
Why do you think Jesus believed He was forsaken; as he is the Messiah?
The scriptures tell us that Jesus bore the sins of the whole world. He suffered all of the pains and troubles that a human being might suffer. It was on the cross that that he uttered the words that are referred to in the question. There are two principal interpretations for these words coming from […]
Should the 10 Commandments be posted outside of the church and who are these Laws for?
It seems that there has been a lot of interest in the 10 Commandments here lately. A recent law in the state of Texas currently requires that each public school classroom must post a copy of the Ten Commandments somewhere in the classroom. There are people who are strongly in favor of this law and there […]
The First US Lockdown…
Father Keith’s sermon from 8th March 2026
Our church has a resale shop. Why do we have that? What is it for?
Quite a few years ago, Ascension and St. Mark’s had quite a lot of trouble meeting our financial obligations. One of our members at that time started the Resale shop as an ongoing fundraiser. At one time, our little shop brought in as much as 15% of our overall budget. It was a real blessing […]
Jesus wept… So should we
If Jesus can cry at a funeral, why do we try to avoid it?
Why does the church encourage and do the Stations of the Cross and what is the purpose?
Since the very early days of the Christian Church the faithful have had a desire to participate with Jesus in his walk of suffering. Pilgrims still go to Jerusalem to trace His steps from the Governor’s Palace where Pontius Pilate passed sentence upon Jesus, and required him to carry his own cross to the place […]