Category Archives: Hospitality

Husbands and Headship: The Art of Dying

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Uri Brito

We live in a culture that views headship as abusive. In the Bible, however, headship is central to the stability of the home. Protestant and evangelical men need to see this headship in the context of the great covenant responsibilities … Continue reading →

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The Ascension of our Lord: A Brief Introduction

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Uri Brito

The Church celebrates the Ascension of our Lord this Thursday. Since most churches are not able to have Thursday services, traditionally many of them celebrate Ascension on Sunday. The Ascension of Jesus is barely mentioned in the evangelical vocabulary. We … Continue reading →

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Bring Out the Champagne! The Party Has Just Begun!

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Uri Brito

Easter is gone, right? Actually Easter has just begun! The Easter Season lasts for 50 days. It is glorified in the PENT-ecost season. According to the Christian Calendar, Easter lasts until May 19th (Pentecost Sunday). But didn’t we spend ourselves … Continue reading →

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Lent, Ligon Duncan, and Legalism

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Uri Brito

Collin Hansen wrote an article for the Gospel Coalition entitled Should You Cancel Good Friday? which has brought to the attention of many a conversation they have never had before. What is Lent? Why celebrate it? As a committed Protestant, I am committed to … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality Brings Death!

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Uri Brito

Homosexuality brings death! The entire testimony of sacred Scriptures attests to this fact. St. Paul writes that they “dishonor their bodies among themselves.” Yet our culture continues to live as if it is simply a choice like any another. But … Continue reading →

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Trinitarian Hospitality, A Parishioner’s Reflections

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Uri Brito

On reflecting on my sermon on Biblical Hospitality, one of my parishioners, Gracie Scott, offered some thoughts and applications based on her study of the issue framed by a Trinitarian model: God, the three in one, is hospitably life giving, so … Continue reading →

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Trinity and Selfishness

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Uri Brito

Another parishioner, Kandace Trotter, beautifully summarizes the root of selfishness in our culture when she writes in her well written and researched senior thesis: The selfishness pervasive today does not take into account that God is hospitable, and each person … Continue reading →

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