The Deacon's Bench

I believe in the communion of saints. I know that will make some cringe, and others will wonder what the phrase means. First I want to explain what my understanding of the communion of saints is, and let you know this is what I believe. I believe it because itContinue Reading

I found much comfort in the following words today in my prayers, I hope they bring you the same comfort that they brought me. You once favored, LORD, your land, restored the good fortune of Jacob. You forgave the guilt of your people, pardoned all their sins. Selah You withdrewContinue Reading

I don’t care what your denomination is, Or if you believe exactly as I doFor our denomination will not Heaven makeNor will your works save you. I don’t care if you baptize with a drizzleTen, fifty, or a thousand dropsYou can use a river or a stream Full emersion orContinue Reading

A few weeks ago at church we had a beautiful fellow come by named Sean. He had a glow in his eye and an excitement about him, that really spoke volumes about this young mans heart. He was carrying around a torch from the special Olympics and eagerly sharing withContinue Reading

Jesus said that “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.” (Mat. 12:34) He also said that what we put into our bodies does not defile it, but that which comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and it is that which defiles a man(Matt 15:18).Continue Reading

If I have the gift of prophecy, can fathom all knowledge and mysteries, and have the faith to move mountains, but do not have love… I am nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:2 Last night we gathered together at our local parish and enjoyed the solemn, and beautiful Taize service. We gatheredContinue Reading