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About johnaroop

I am a husband, father, retired teacher, lover of books and music and coffee and, as of 17 May 2015, by the grace of God and the will of his Church, an Anglican priest in the Anglican Church in North America, Anglican Diocese of the South. I serve as assisting priest at Apostles Anglican Church in Knoxville, TN, as Canon Theologian for the Anglican Diocese of the South, and as an instructor in the Saint Benedict Center for Spiritual Formation (https://stbenedict-csf.org).

SPIRITUAL LIFE AND SCREEN TECHNOLOGY

Posted on September 13, 2024 by johnaroop

Anglican Church of the RedeemerFORMED Conference 2024Fr. John A. Roop Spiritual Life and Screen Technology(Is 6:1-8, Ps 42, 2 Cor 5:17-6:2, Mt 4:1-17) Hear this word from St. Paul: 1 Corinthians 7:25–26 (ESV): 25 Now concerning the betrothed, I have no … Continue reading →

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Technē and the Discernment of Spirits

Posted on September 12, 2024 by johnaroop

Anglican Church of the RedeemerFormed Conference 2024: Technology and the Christian Technē and the Discernment of SpiritsFr. John A. Roop In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.The Lord be with you.And … Continue reading →

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James 2: Faith and Works

Posted on September 7, 2024 by johnaroop

Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop The Epistle of St. James: Christian Living 101Chapter 2: Faith and Works The Lord be with you.And with your spirit.Let us pray. Proper 1 O God, the strength of all who put their trust … Continue reading →

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The Epistle of St. James: Chapter 1

Posted on September 1, 2024 by johnaroop

Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop The Epistle of St. James: Basic Christian Living 101Introduction and Chapter 1 The Lord be with you.And with your spirit.Let us pray. Collect of Saint James of JerusalemGrant, O God, that, following the example … Continue reading →

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Reflections on a Funeral Mass

Posted on August 31, 2024 by johnaroop

Yesterday I attended the funeral mass of my neighbor, a good man and a worthy deacon in the Roman Catholic Church. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, by the mercy of God, rest in peace … Continue reading →

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What Has Jesus Been Doing All This Time?

Posted on August 21, 2024 by johnaroop

Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop What has Jesus been doing all this time?(Amos 2, Ps 119:153-176, John 17) In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. In Book 11, Chapter 12 … Continue reading →

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Transcription and Sacrament

Posted on August 18, 2024 by johnaroop

Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop Transcription and Sacrament(Prov 9:1-6, Ps 147, Eph 5:3-14, John 6:53-59) Jesus said: 56 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him…58 whoever feeds on this bread … Continue reading →

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Two Ways

Posted on August 6, 2024 by johnaroop

I suppose I should begin with a “trigger warning:” what follows is entirely political, though I write not primarily as a citizen but rather as a priest. I write because I feel the need to, though I also write with … Continue reading →

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Three Kinds of Men

Posted on August 3, 2024 by johnaroop

“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” C. S. Lewis I have long struggled with this all-or-nothing dichotomy of Lewis’s: not with the logic of … Continue reading →

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Generations

Posted on July 31, 2024 by johnaroop

Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop Psalm 78: A Psalm of Generations(Nehemiah 10, Psalm 78:1-18, John 6:1-21) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 5 He made a covenant with Jacob, … Continue reading →

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