Born of Water and Spirit: God's Promise to All Creation
We started out our IHS 2022-2023 program year with so much excitement. The potential for the new ways God was moving in our congregation...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- May 9
- 5 min
Someone on your side
This Sunday's Gospel reading for the sixth Sunday of Easter continues last week’s section of John 14. It continues Jesus’ farewell...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Apr 20
- 4 min
From Dashed Hopes to New Life
Sometimes its enough to see Jesus: to have him appear in the upper room pronouncing peace, to hear of his resurrection, and to be...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Mar 9
- 9 min
Where do you belong?
One of God's purposes for us is to give us belonging, to create in himself a place for us to belong and abide with him. Human beings are...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Feb 21
- 6 min
Much More Radical than Politics
It is incredible to me that we have found our way, so quickly to Lent. It seems to me that just yesterday we were celebrating the...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Feb 9
- 4 min
A Better Life is Possible for You
If you want to live, you have to live for God. All of us want to live well, not just live. I think we can all relate to the idea, or have...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Jan 25
- 4 min
The Surprising Thing about Mass Shootings and Violence in America
I think baptism is surprising. We've grown so used to the idea of it, but if you really think about the claims we make about baptism, it...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Jan 3
- 5 min
Baptism is only the beginning
Before I was a pastor, I volunteered as a youth group leader. I loved hanging out with the teenagers. I relished hearing them talk about...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Dec 6, 2022
- 5 min
Can waiting really be good for us?
Believe it or not, waiting is good for us. We spend so much of our lives waiting. We put things on our calendar and wait for them to...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Nov 15, 2022
- 6 min
Choose Life: 2022 Annual Meeting Rector's Report
“I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life”...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Nov 2, 2022
- 4 min
Does D&D have anything to tell us about Jesus?
Last time on this blog I wrote about whether or not a gaming convention could have anything to do with the Good News of God. Now, let's...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Oct 19, 2022
- 3 min
Can a gaming convention spread the good news of Jesus??
If you've been reading my blog posts or attending church at IHS, then you know our theme this year is Born of Water and Spirit: God's...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Oct 5, 2022
- 3 min
In Dying We are Born to Life
This year the feast of St. Francis came and went for us at IHS. In years past, we celebrated with an excited gaggle of animals out on the...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Sep 12, 2022
- 5 min
Born Again? What you didn't know about that phrase will change your life
In Jesus’ day, maybe not too dissimilar to today, it made a big difference who you were partying with. Over and over, Jesus gets himself...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Jun 9, 2022
- 4 min
What if you won the lottery?
At a wedding last weekend, the bride and groom gave every guest lottery tickets for the powerball. We played a fun game, maybe you've...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Mar 28, 2022
- 6 min
The Challenge of Extravagant Gifts and Being a Blessing
Have you ever received an extravagant gift? Have you ever given one? Gifts can come in a variety of forms, but a truly extravagant gift...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Mar 22, 2022
- 4 min
A Hobbit Birthday Party, or, the Marriage Supper of the Lamb
Many people are familiar with the film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth in the Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings movies. Have...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Mar 15, 2022
- 4 min
How Thirsty are You?
How thirsty are you? I mean it. How thirsty are you right now? Have you stopped recently to notice or think about it? When was the last...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Mar 7, 2022
- 2 min
Learning to Follow
During the season of Lent this year at IHS we are looking at the Way of Love: Practices for a Jesus-Centered Life. You could say that the...
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Fr. Benjamin Gildas
- Mar 1, 2022
- 5 min
Lent 101
Let's do a little bit of "Church 101" to help orient us to what's going on right now, and why it matters for us. The Church follows a...
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