The Deacon's Bench

Baptism by fire. It is a topic that has brought a lot of thought and discussion over the years. The book of acts indicates that when the apostles where baptized with fire, they literally saw tongues of flame resting on each other. Then they went out speaking tongues, that isContinue Reading

Wheat or Tare Though darkness may attempt to consume meThe light of day always comes throughFrom the fruit of the forbidden treeCame pain that no man could subdue Independent thought came the call Of spilt blood against the handHidden, but not secret the fallAs it resounded through the land WanderingContinue Reading

There is a story in the book of Tobit that a dear friend of mine wrote about in his blog. Fr. Tim wrote about how Tobit’s wife Anna received a goat for her work, kind of a bonus for doing a good job. Tobit however had recently slept in anContinue Reading

I would like to post a prayer request today. I’ve had a heavy heart the last few days, a heavy heart for humanity. I feel that we are missing the mark so to speak. We as a species are ready to perpetuate any amount of evil in order to keepContinue Reading

Do we truly understand the importance of baptism? After all, the bible lists five different times that we should be baptized by water for the remission of sin. Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; Romans 6:4; Acts 22:16 and 1 Peter 3:21 There are two things about baptism that I believe weContinue Reading

Malachi 1:6-7 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein haveContinue Reading