The Luminous Podcast

The Eucharist | Part Onewith Fr. Chad E. Jarnagin We see that it is not the task of Christianity to provide easy answers to every question, but to make us progressively aware of a mystery. God is not so much the object of our knowledge as the cause of our wonder.― Kallistos Ware, The Orthodox WayUnderstanding the EucharistLiturgy is participation, not simply observation. If you get off track in th...

Ordinary Time - Fr. Chad E. JarnaginEphesians 2:11-22 English Standard Version (ESV)One in Christ11 Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— 12 remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants o...

John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 (ESV)26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. 27 And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning. John 16:4b-15 (ESV)4 But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you. The W...

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Mark 16:1-8 English Standard Version (ESV)The Resurrection16 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3 And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” 4 An...

Ash Wednesday | The Rev. Chad E. JarnaginC. S. Lewis tells an interesting story in his book "The Great Divorce." A busload of ghosts is making an excursion from hell up to heaven with a view of remaining there permanently. They meet the citizens of heaven and one very big ghost from hell is astonished to find there a man, who on earth, had been tried and executed for murder. "What I would like to...

The TransfigurationMark 9:2-9 (ESV)2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, 3 and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them. 4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5 And Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is go...

Epiphany Sunday 2018 | Fr. Chad E. JarnaginMatthew 2:1-12 (ESV)The Visit of the Magi2 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men[a] from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Je...

Special Episode | Resting & Listening PT2We're about to head into the "most wonderful time of the year", but for many of us, our overly committed schedules don't tend to seem so wonderful. In this episode, Fr. Chad helps us to be mindful and hopeful to retain some margin to enjoy the season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Special Episode | Resting & Listening PT1We're about to head into the "most wonderful time of the year", but for many of us, our overly committed schedules don't tend to seem so wonderful. In this episode, Fr. Chad helps us to be mindful and hopeful to retain some margin to enjoy the season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ordinary Time | Lament Latin lamentari, from lamenta (plural)1. to express sorrow, mourning, or demonstrated regret. The Psalms teach us how to lament. In a culture that has long lost this posture, honesty, and transparency. The actions of lament are a part of a process. A process of owning regret. Not just personal regret, but on behalf of someone else, or a collective group. If we have any spiri...

Ordinary Time | Rhythms of Confession | Fr. Chad E. Jarnagin Matthew 16:13-20 (ESV)Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say t...

Sacred Rhythms (Rhythms of Mystery)Matthew 13:24-30 (ESV)The Parable of the Weeds24 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25 but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds[a] among the wheat and went away. 26 So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. 27 And the se...

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Sacred Rhythms (Rhythms of Health)Matthew 13:1-9 (ESV)The Parable of the Sower13 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and...

Sacred Rhythms (Rhythms of Humility)Henri Nouwen says that community is where humility and glory touch. Lessening our pride leads to humility. Sometimes it has to be forced upon us. But what if we were to enable patterns of humility? I wonder if we would be forced to be humbled as often as we are. True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. CS LewisRomans 6:20...

Romans 5:1-8 English Standard Version (ESV)Peace with God Through Faith 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endura...

There’s a lot of noise around us. We're the makers of most of it. It’s everywhere, and comes in all forms. The noise can lead to fatigue - Fatigue with one another. Anywhere social media is found, we fall prey to envy, bitterness, compairson, and worse. We now live in a time where everyone can voice their opinion, discontent, frustration, or issues at any given time. With these mediums of noise th...

Holy Week - Good Friday - Rev. Chad E. JarnaginGood Friday may seem counterintuitive since the day is a solemn one, observed with our fasting and somber reflections. Why is Good Friday called Good Friday? Good used to mean holy. Today, is Holy Friday. His brutal death was contextually unbearable... on many levels, but mainly because, at the beginning of human creation we were not created for death...

LENT Special Episode | Why Anglicanism? In this episode, Fr. Chad E. Jarnagin discusses his personal journey into Anglicanism. This is not an exhaustive conversation on the topic, though will hopefully prove helpful to any on their path."Over the past fifteen years there has been more and more gravity compelling me toward ancient practices rooted in the rich history of Early Church. From the over...

LentLent comes from the Anglo Saxon word lencten, which means "spring." The forty days represents the time Jesus spent in the wilderness, enduring the temptation of Satan and preparing to begin his ministry. Lent is a time of repentance, fasting and preparation for the coming of Easter. It is a time of self-examination and reflection. In the early church, Lent was a time to prepare new converts fo...

Ordinary Time - All Saints Sunday - This Is Not The EndWe worship weekly in Downtown Franklin (Generations Church 408 Church St.) at 5pm. We are an Anglican Mission to Nashville | Franklin, TN learning to be still, live fully, and reflect the Great Light of the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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