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Part 3: Ephesians 3:14-19: God's Good News for Marriage
Marriage takes hard work, but in Jesus, through the power of the Holy Spirit, we have the power to love as Christ loved us.
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Jun 18, 2022
- 25 min
Early Church Greatest Hits on Celibacy
The early Christian church’s practice of celibacy has drawn the sustained attention of scholars since the late twentieth century. ...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Apr 22, 2021
- 5 min
New Normal: Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter
Unprecedented. Historic. New normal. Our Scripture readings give us examples of Christians trying to understand the new normal of Easter.
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Mar 17, 2021
- 5 min
Confirmation: A Step on the Journey
This past week, on the fourth Sunday of Lent, I was confirmed in the Episcopal Church by Bishop William Stokes of the Diocese of New...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Feb 23, 2021
- 4 min
Lent with Hope
I remember my first Lent and just how long 40 days seemed to be. Each day dragged on. Fasting from social media freed my schedule from...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Feb 17, 2021
- 4 min
A COVID Ash Wednesday
Needless to say, as with all else, Ash Wednesday looks different this year. COVID precautions eliminate the possibility of directly...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Sep 22, 2020
- 5 min
Augustine 2020: Life in the Two Cities
#Augustine2020 will be published twice a week beginning October 1. Subscribe now so you don't miss a single installment! The fourteenth...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Apr 29, 2020
- 4 min
Review: The Significance of Singleness by Christian S. Hitchcock
Christina S. Hitchcock’s The Significance of Singleness seeks to address the dearth of theological literature on the subject of...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Sep 9, 2019
- 4 min
A Hunger for God in The Good Place
NBC’s critically-acclaimed comedy series, The Good Place, now on its fourth and final season, asks surprisingly serious questions: what...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Jun 19, 2019
- 5 min
Commencement Sermon: Life With God
I want to focus my reflection this evening on Jesus’ part in this exchange. Christians affirm God as all-knowing and, so, usually focus...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Mar 28, 2019
- 3 min
The Pastor's Soul
The pastor cannot offer to his or her congregation what he or she has not received, namely, an encounter with God in the ordinary life of...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Nov 20, 2018
- 7 min
Vainglory
Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung’s recent volume, Vainglory: The Forgotten Vice, provides a necessary exploration of vainglory, a vice absent...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Nov 15, 2017
- 6 min
Getting On My Way
Twenty years from now, I will be 43. Hopefully, the hair is still long and the beard speckled with a minimal amount of grey. When I close...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Nov 15, 2017
- 5 min
Spiritual Formation in Mercy Ministries
In mercy ministries, the subject of spiritual formation does not always receive the attention it deserves. In a single mercy ministry...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Nov 15, 2017
- 4 min
Finding Limits
I found myself coming to grips with my limits during my college years. Even as a young child, I had always been driven, trying to do as...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Nov 15, 2017
- 3 min
Lust
As a young, single male living in 21st century America, I found this week’s formation reading to be difficult and convicting. With a...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Nov 15, 2017
- 3 min
Fasting and Me
Author Richard Foster explains the purpose of fasting in this way: “More than any other Discipline, fasting reveals the things that...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Nov 15, 2017
- 5 min
Leadership from Singleness
The subject of singleness is one I have thought about considerably in recent days. During the fall semester, I spent time thinking about...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Nov 15, 2017
- 3 min
A Letter to My Future-Pastor Self
By now, I am sure you have settled into your pastoral rhythms and grown somewhat comfortable in your parish setting. Hopefully, regular...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
- Nov 15, 2017
- 3 min
En Route to a Pastoral Identity
As a descendent from four generations of pastors, I have often heard of the complaints pastors encounter from their parishioners. I...
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