The Church of the Redeemer Baltimore Blog
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The Redeemer Church in Baltimore, Maryland, is a Christian church that aims to help people know, love, and serve God. Their mission is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ and to make disciples who will share in that mission. They believe in the authority of the Bible as the inspired word of God and seek to follow its teachings in all aspects of life. They have a blog featuring information..
The Church of the Redeemer Baltimore Blog
3d ago
My son Ben and I recently enjoyed watching (again) a musical romcom movie called Yesterday. If you haven’t seen it, here’s its plot summary: “A struggling musician realizes he is the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate reality where they never existed.”
Imagine. One day, the music of The Beatles and the genius of Lennon & McCartney are part of the fabric of reality as they always have been. The next day, you wake up, and there is no trace or whisper of them having ever existed in the history of the world (Google searches for “The Beatles” and ..read more
The Church of the Redeemer Baltimore Blog
1w ago
Dear Redeemer Community,
It is hard to believe that it has been 15 years since I made the decision to join the Parish Day School faculty as a kindergarten teacher. It was the perfect opportunity at that juncture in my life. I was thrilled to be teaching in a community I loved in a position that was conducive to the growth of my young family. With the majority of my experience as a fourth-grade teacher, at the time I thought it would be a brief stop before I would return to teaching older elementary students. While I had been a teacher for over ten years, I did not understand the enormous value ..read more
The Church of the Redeemer Baltimore Blog
2w ago
Dear Folks,
Last September I began a training program in Spiritual Direction at the Haden Institute in Hendersonville, North Carolina. To be honest, I didn’t quite know what I was getting myself into. As we went around the circle in our first small group session, my cohort members shared compelling stories of relationship stress, career changes, personal loss and growth. “Spiritual direction is a portal to what’s now and what’s next,” said one person. Our mentor added, “This work will strip you naked. It’s hard and it’s good. And the human being you discover is always so beautiful.” My group l ..read more
The Church of the Redeemer Baltimore Blog
3w ago
Inscribed on a column of the Temple of Apollo in the ancient Greek city of Delphi was the philosophical axiom: know thyself. These words are attributed to Socrates when asked about the totality of ALL philosophical axioms. He supposedly replied, “The unexamined life is not worth living. Know thyself.” I am reminded of Our Lord’s response to the scribe who asked about the “greatest commandment.” Jesus replied with the Shema, Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is One.[a] Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and wi ..read more