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Books I Read in February 2021
- March 01, 2021
- by
- Steve Macias
In February 2021, I finished 8 books. 18 so far for 2021.
Here’s what I’ve been reading:
Link: https://amzn.to/3qqcOjrHow to Be Unstoppable: A Blueprint for Creating Massive Momentum
Link: https://amzn.to/3ro2J85Heiland by Franklin Sanders
Link: https://amzn.to/30jQQnzSaffron Fascists: India’s Hindu Nationalist Rulers
Link: https://amzn.to/3bl8QnQExpert Secrets by Russell Brunson
Link: https://amzn.to/3rv6qsIBuilding a StoryBrand by Donald Miller
Link: https://amzn.to/2OrQhp6The 5 Love Languages for Men by Gary Chapman
Link: https://amzn.to/38hevcyGood to Great by Jim Collins
Link: https://amzn.to/30hKvZJ ...
How Could Satan Be So Foolish?
- February 21, 2021
- by
- Steve Macias
Jesus was surely tempted by Satan – tempted to turn stones into bread, tempted to cast himself down from the top of the temple, and tempted to receive the kingdoms of the world. Yet Jesus overcomes Satan’s temptations.
We can sin when offered good things, too. This is the point of Lent after all, that too much of a good thing becomes a bad thing.
Sermon Text – The First Sunday in Lent. (1928 BCP)
The Gospel. St. Matthew iv. 1.
THEN...
Persecution of Christians in India (Zoom Discussion)
- February 20, 2021
- by
- Steve Macias
On Tuesday, February 23rd, I’ll be presenting on “Hindutva” as part of an online Zoom discussion on the persecution of Christians in India.
“Hindutva” is a very dangerous socio-political ideology that combines a xenophobic version of Hindu extremism with a militarized and violent nationalist political ideology. Scholars on Indian politics refer to it as “Saffron Terror” and it is associated with Hindu nationalist organizations like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The...
My First 7AM Mass
- February 18, 2021
- by
- Steve Macias
I’ve put myself into a strange schedule for Lent. I’ve decided to, “say mass” (or as we typically describe it in Anglicanism “celebrate Holy Communion”) every day during Lent.
We have 46 days in Lent – six of them are Sundays where we have normally have our weekly communion service. Monday through Saturday in Lent 2021, I’ll be offering a daily 7 AM Holy Communion service.
Today was my first one. I got up and set up the church in...
Anglican Christians without Canterbury?
- February 03, 2021
- by
- Steve Macias
Dr. Charles Erlandson’s book, Orthodox Anglican Identity: The Quest for Unity in a Diverse Religious Tradition (Wipf and Stock: 2020) is a well thought through effort to mark out a meaningful definition for theologically orthodox Anglicanism. (Buy on Amazon) Erlandson recognizes the increasing difficulty in defining Anglicanism and acknowledges the existence of various and often insufficient answers provided throughout the fractured global Anglican Communion. Erlandson posits his narrowed definition of orthodox Anglicanism as a response to a “naturalistic and man-centered...