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God the Savior – Translating Ephesians 1:3-10
From before history until the end of time, God is bringing all things together in Christ. This is the hopeful message the Apostle Paul is reminding the Ephesians. That God, who lives and has his being on beyond our experience of time has redeemed us. God has made his mysterious will known to us in…
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His Mercy Endures Forever – Translating Psalm 136
This psalm is known as the Passover Hymn. It was a part of various temple and Passover traditions since the first temple period. There is a sweeping arch of praise being given to God. Praise for who God is, his work of creation, his role in delivering his people Israel out of Egypt, and bringing…
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The Lord Hears my Cries – Translating Psalm 4
This psalm is raw with emotion, and of faithful trust in who God is. There is such a strong opening, and reminder that God is the one who was a previous source of justice for David (who is noted as the author). From a state of oppression God rescued him. It took me three days…
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Israel Freed from Egypt – Translating Psalm 114
We find ourselves invited by the psalmist to reflect on the period of exodus and taking the promised land. The unknown psalmist uses a healthy dose of repetition to highlight the work God had done to rescue and claim his people for himself. Psalm 114Israel Freed from Egypt 1When Israel came out of Egypt, *…
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Praise the True God – Translating Psalm 115
This psalm was full of repetition, and contrast. The unknown psalmist finds themself living in a world that worships idols. Being surrounded by idol worshipers that don’t know God leads the psalmist to reflect on their relationship with, and promises from the Lord. Psalm 115Praise the True God 1Not to us, Lord, not to us,…
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Messiah, King, & Priest – Translating Psalm 110
What a wonderful first psalm to translate and prepare for our breviary. It does not take much imagination to see hints and glimmers of Jesus in these words of David. Much of the imagery Jesus shared about himself. He told us that he was going to sit at the right hand of the Father in…
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Announcing the Urban Monastic Breviary
One of the most content rich parts of our practice of Urban Monasticism is praying the Divine Offices.To help those of us on this path we have begun the process of creating a breviary of our own.
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Building our foundation with a Pilot
We are excited and slowly stepping into what is before us. This is a short letter to announce our Pilot. It will run from 1 December 2019 until 23 May 2021.
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Gods leading to found Urban Monasticism
After years of slow and methodical leading by God we are prayerfully starting Urban Monasticism. Our hearts, hopes, and prayers are in alignment that this group would be a place of hope and refuge for those who will join us. We hope to explain in this letter how we arrived here.
