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A Long Winter’s Nap

Reader’s will recognize this post’s title as a line from “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” more commonly known as “Twas the Night Before Christmas”: And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap The Lord has been talking to me about resting, and part…

Heaven and Earth

This post is also available as a podcast: https://anchor.fm/teague-mckamey/episodes/Heaven-and-Earth-e1qfn0b *** Years back, my brother-in-law, Richard Barrett, and my sister, Megan Barrett, became members of the Orthodox Church. Since then, their family has been involved in various aspects of church life, including leading music and chant during the worship service. Richard has also sung with Cappella…

Shrewd as Serpents?

This post is also available as a podcast: https://anchor.fm/teague-mckamey/episodes/Shrewd-as-Serpents-e1plkvc *** “Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves” (Matt. 10:16). As I’ve ministered to people in different situations over the years, I’ve thought about Jesus saying we should be shrewd as serpents and…

Time Out!

The last couple weeks have been hectic, so I’m taking some time to regroup this week. Feel free to browse past posts, check out the booklets linked to my various pages, or visit some of the blogs I follow (listed at the bottom). If you’re into poetry, you can also visit my poetry blog, awanderingminstrel.com….

Mountains and Covenants

This post is also available as a podcast: https://anchor.fm/teague-mckamey/episodes/Mountains-and-Covenants-e1noksl *** In Deuteronomy chapter 27, Moses instructs Israel on what to do after entering the land. They are to write the law on stones covered in plaster and build an altar. Both of these are placed on Mount Ebal. Representatives from half the tribes stand on…

Direct Experience of God? (Part 2)

Please read part one first. This post and the previous post are also available as a podcast: https://anchor.fm/teague-mckamey/episodes/Direct-Experience-of-God-e1ncnna *** In my last post, I gave some history about what has contributed to current beliefs about whether God can be experienced directly. I mentioned I have had direct experiences of God but don’t talk about it…

Direct Experience of God? (Part 1)

Whether or not we can experience God directly is something Christians have discussed and debated since…I don’t know when. I can’t say from biblical times because it is impossible to read the Bible without seeing that the authors expected to experience God directly and did. But somewhere between now and then, this basic expectation changed….

I Have Called You Friends

This post is also available as a podcast: https://anchor.fm/teague-mckamey/episodes/I-Have-Called-You-Friends-e1mucmv *** Spiritual friendship is critical to a thriving walk with Jesus. We must have a network of people who can encourage us regularly in our faith (Heb. 3:13). Our list of friends starts with Jesus Himself. In John 15:15 Jesus says, “I do not call you…

Excommunicated

This post is also available as a podcast: https://anchor.fm/teague-mckamey/episodes/Excommunciated-e1mh1nb “Excommunicate” is a word meaning “exclude from communion.” Ideally, excommunication would be used to eject harmful people from the church as a protective measure. Historically, it has been used for this and for other, less savory reasons. For example: let’s say you’re a powerful church leader…

Navigating the Mirror Maze

This post appeared in the religion column of our local paper recently. You can also listen to it as a podcast here: https://anchor.fm/teague-mckamey/episodes/Navigating-the-Mirror-Maze-e1m7hu4 Human experience is a bit like a funhouse mirror-maze: I’m trying to find my way while surrounded by my reflection. Every one of my images is a wall. None can offer me…

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