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James Ross Kelly lives in Northern California next to the Sacramento River. Mr. Kelly was a long-time resident of Southern Oregon where he grew up. And the Fires We Talked About published by Uncollected Press in 2020 is Mr. Kelly’s first book of fiction. In 2024 Mr. Kelly published his third book, "Above Neil Rock," a memoir.
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Last Sunday in Advent–How to receive the Lord


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Luke 1:39-45 The Message (MSG)
Blessed Among Women
39-45 Mary didn’t waste a minute. She got up and traveled to a town in Judah in the hill country, straight to Zachariah’s house, and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby in her womb leaped. She was filled with the Holy Spirit, and sang out exuberantly,

You’re so blessed among women,
and the babe in your womb, also blessed!
And why am I so blessed that
the mother of my Lord visits me?
The moment the sound of your
greeting entered my ears,
The babe in my womb
skipped like a lamb for sheer joy.
Blessed woman, who believed what God said,
believed every word would come true!

The Message (MSG)
Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson

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A Different Story When a Bishop, Not a Priest, Is Accused (LA Auxiliary) | Matthew Schneider


stop-sign-319045_640The Archdiocese of Los Angeles was aware of accusations against Auxiliary Bishop Alexander Salazar since 2005. However, he was only barred from public […]

Source: A Different Story When a Bishop, Not a Priest, Is Accused (LA Auxiliary) | Matthew Schneider

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The Past and Future of Psychedelics with Rick Doblin – YouTube


 

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Unwrapping Presence | Keith Giles


  If Jesus was called “Emmanuel” which means “God with us”, and if he promised never to leave us or forsake us, then Christ is with us now.   If […]

Source: Unwrapping Presence | Keith Giles

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Evolution, religion & Jordan Peterson with Jonathan Pageau – YouTube


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The American Evangelical Right has shown its real need is reformation–James Kelly


Christianity and her Church has been my moral center for most of my life. The past two years have shocked my sensibility as I’ve seen friends of mine, Christians, support Donald Trump.

While I’ve been Pro-life and Supported pro-Israel policy for 40 years, racism has been to my mind–ungodly. Sadly, as Trump supporters continue to bolster their President and often from an  evangelical perspective that is patently wrong, their true colors seem to shine through. And there seems to be no color of the loving kindness of the Jesus I worship–whose love knows no skin color, or tribe, or race.

I am a left leaning Christian, in the manner of St. Francis I suppose, and perhaps I always have been. Recently a prophetic dream confirmed this. This blog will largely support a notion of Christianity that reflects Matthew 25: 31:46. I believe it always has.

Now, I believe the Evangelical right, if it has a part in the Church Universal has shown its real need is immediate reformation. Daily, there should be nails on the door of this artifice if it claims an historical significance.

James Kelly

 

 

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How Universalism Allows Us To Freely Love As Christ Intended | Keith Giles


I’ve noticed an interesting phenomenon. Those who embrace the Universalist View of Salvation tend to be more loving and accepting of those who are unlike […]

Source: How Universalism Allows Us To Freely Love As Christ Intended | Keith Giles

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste


James Ross Kelly's avatarSt. John One: One

220px-FortyMartyrsofSebasteA party of soldiers who suffered a cruel death for their faith, near Sebaste, in Lesser Armenia, victims of the persecutions of Licinius, who, after the year 316, persecuted the Christians of the East. The earliest account of their martyrdom is given by St. Basil, Bishop of Caesarea (370-379), in a homily delivered on the feast of the Forty Martyrs (Hom. xix in P.G., XXXI, 507 sqq.). The feast is consequently more ancient than the episcopate of Basil, whose eulogy on them was pronounced only fifty or sixty years after martyrdom, which is thus historic beyond a doubt. According to St. Basil, forty soldiers who had openly confessed themselves Christians were condemned by the prefect to be exposed naked upon a frozen pond near Sebaste on a bitterly cold night, that they might freeze to death. Among the confessors, one yielded and, leaving his companions, sought the warm baths near…

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John Chau’s Death on North Sentinel Island Roils the Missionary World | The New Yorker


He broke the law in order to preach the gospel. Is he a martyr or not?

Source: John Chau’s Death on North Sentinel Island Roils the Missionary World | The New Yorker