by ccvadmin | Jun 4, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 256 (June 4, 2021) The three books that have influenced the development of the English language more than any others are The Book of Common Prayer, the Works of William Shakespeare, and the King James Version of the Bible (aka the Authorized...
by ccvadmin | Jun 3, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 255 (June 3, 2021) When you meet someone for the first time, after exchanging names and pleasantries the next question is often, “So what do you do?” meaning “What is your career?” Many 17 and 18 year old high school graduates go to college in...
by ccvadmin | Jun 2, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 254 (June 2, 2021) In his 1949 book The Weight of Glory C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) insightfully and unsettlingly observes a very important distinction when it comes to God’s forgiveness: “I find that when I think I am asking God to forgive me I am...
by ccvadmin | Jun 1, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 253 (June 1, 2021) When it comes to our salvation in Jesus Christ there is a very powerful recurring phrase in scripture: “once for all.” The Apostle Peter wrote, “For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the...
by ccvadmin | May 31, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 252 (May 31, 2021) A particularly powerful prayer in the service of The Holy Eucharist in The Book of Common Prayer is the Collect for Purity: “Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse...
by ccvadmin | May 28, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 251 (May 28, 2021) The classic 1967 film The Graduate has an equally classic soundtrack by the incomparable Simon and Garfunkel. This soundtrack includes an often overlooked gem called “April, Come She Will” in which they sing about the...
by ccvadmin | May 27, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 250 (May 27, 2021) One of the greatest science fiction novels of all time is Frank Herbert’s 1965 masterpiece Dune—a story not only replete with action but also philosophical, psychological, political, and theological insights, including this...
by ccvadmin | May 26, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 249 (May 26, 2021) In his powerful book Abba’s Child the late Brennan Manning recounts the following story about the famous British writer G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936), who was also a brilliant philosopher, theologian, and literary critic:...
by ccvadmin | May 25, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 248 (May 25, 2021) One of the seven penitential psalms (6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143) is Psalm 130, De profundis: “Out of the depths have I called to you, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice; let your ears consider well the voice of my...
by ccvadmin | May 24, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 247 (May 24, 2021) When Jacob, the younger of Isaac and Rebecca’s twins, was journeying alone through the wilderness he learned he was actually not alone at all. As he slept with a rock for a pillow he had a dream: “He dreamed that there was a...
