Daniel Haas

Tag: 1 Peter

  • 2016 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

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    The traditional period in the northern hemisphere for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is 18-25 January. Those dates were proposed in 1908 by Paul Wattson to cover the days between the feasts of St Peter and St Paul, and therefore have a symbolic significance. In the southern hemisphere where January is a vacation…

  • Blessed Connections – Sermon Podcast

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    Looking for a pot’o’gold at the end of the rainbow: A Sermon for the First Sunday in Lent 2015 based on Genesis 9:8-17 and 1 Peter 3:18-22.

  • Extended Church Family

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    “I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church…”, starts the third paragraph of the Apostles’ Creed. Catholic in this sense has nothing to do with today’s Roman Catholic Church. In today’s Reading 1 Peter 5:1-14 Rome is referred to as “Babylon” and the parish there cannot claim authority over others but individuals send…

  • Peter’s Nirvana

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    Seriously, sometimes there are texts, that I just do not enjoy reading due to the flow of their language. The Epistles of Peter are prime examples of that. The same holds true for tweeting celebrities. Mashable lists Celebrities on Twitter: 30 Famous First Tweets. I follow many of them, because I enjoy their style. One…

  • Interfaith Marriages

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    Being married to someone with a different religion can be both enriching and challenging. Yesterday’s reading suggested for Christian slaves to accept their heathen masters’ authority. Today’s reading 1 Peter 3:1-22 starts: “In the same way you wives must submit yourselves to your husbands” – You best win them for Christ if you don’t try…