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3-31-12 - The Mark Series - "Blind Discipleship"

rmkocak — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:23:01 +0000

Reblogged from St. George's Anglican Church: The following sermon was preached as part of a series from the Gospel according to Mark. We have been following Jesus through the story Mark gives us of Jesus’ life from the perspective of … Continue reading →

3-17-2012 - Mark Series: The Sower and the Hearer

rmkocak — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:28:59 +0000

Reblogged from St. George's Anglican Church: This past week our Church community at St. George’s continued our journey together through the Gospel of Mark. We have been traveling with the first disciples (those early followers and learners of Jesus) through … Continue reading →

Thomas Merton Reflects on Modern Education and ‘Life’

rmkocak — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:57:12 +0000

"The danger of education, I have found, is that it so easily confuses means with ends. Worse than that, it so easily forgets both and devotes itself merely to the mass production of uneducated graduates - people literally unfit for anything except to take part in an elaborate and completely artificial charade which they and their contemporaries have conspired to call 'life'."

- Thomas Merton in "Love and Living."

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POEM: Go To The People

rmkocak — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:46:07 +0000

Go to the people. Live among them. Learn from them. Love them. Start with what they know. Build on what they have. ancient Chinese poem, unknown author

3-3-12 - Mark Sermon Series - The Heartbeat of the Sent Ones

rmkocak — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:43:53 +0000

Reblogged from St. George's Anglican Church: The following sermon was preached Saturday, March 3rd by Rev. Ryan M. Kocak, the Rector (Sr. Pastor) and lead church planter of St. George’s Anglican Church in Medina. The Text of the sermon was … Continue reading →

Letters for Lent, a Pastoral Challenge

rmkocak — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:45:38 +0000

*originally written for the church plant I serve on our blog – www.medinaanglican.com/blog , but thought the challenge may be extended here* Lent is a lengthened season of preparation. Historically, Lent was a period of time where a believer would prepare for … Continue reading →

rmkocak — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:46:11 +0000

Reblogged from Plant Medina:

The Village Preacher from the ‘Deserted Village’

rmkocak — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:27:37 +0000

As I read A Book of Irish Verse (edited by none other than W.B. Yeats himself) this morning, this particular poem surprised me by the emotion and desire it manifested within me. I pray it may be a means of … Continue reading →

1-28-12 – Mark Sermon Series Pt1 – “The Authority of Jesus: Word is Deed”

rmkocak — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:28:56 +0000

1-28-12 – Mark Sermon Series Pt1 – “The Authority of Jesus: Word is Deed”.

Shroud for the Archbishop

rmkocak — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:30:25 +0000

In the holy city, murder is the ultimate sin … Shroud for the Archbishop By: Peter Tremayne Peter Tremayne is the pen-name of the Irish Post columnist and historian Peter Berresford Ellis. The depth of his understanding of seventh century history is quite … Continue reading →