Last Sunday we sang “Away in a manger” and “Angels we have heard on high” as we remembered Jesus as a baby in Bethlehem. Today we have fast forwarded to Jesus as an adult and we celebrate his… Read More
Welcome to the family! In today’s Gospel reading (Luke 8:19-21), we have a brief snapshot of Jesus’ family and how his family members react to his ministry. This story is told in three of the Gospels. In Mark,… Read More
There’s been a car insurance commercial recently that I’m sure you have all seen. It actually has little to do with cars or insurance. Beatrice is entertaining two friends in her living room. Beatrice tells the other two… Read More
St Anselm’s Chapel Center Tuesday, June 10, 2014 Tonight we remember Ephrem of Edessa, a deacon in the early church. Ephrem was known as “The Harp of the Holy Spirit” for the many hymns he wrote. It is… Read More
St Catherine’s Episcopal Church May 25, 2014 If this, then that….. There’s this website: ifttt.com, which is an acronym for “If this, then that.” The website is a community of users who have all contributed what are called “recipes” for setting… Read More
St Catherine of Alexandria Episcopal Church Lent 5 We have had several remarkable stories from the Gospel of John during this Lenten season: Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus, Jesus talking with the Samaritan woman, Jesus healing the man born blind,… Read More
School for Ministry Development Deacon Class Mark 10: 35-45 Today we remember the life of Eric Henry Liddell (1902-1945), a famous Scottish athlete and missionary. He was the winner of the Men’s 400 meter race at the 1924… Read More
Mark 8:14-21 I used to live in southern Kentucky before we moved back to Florida. In Bowling Green, we definitely had four seasons and we usually had a cold winter; however, we didn’t typically get snow all through… Read More
Today we celebrate the life of Fanny Crosby (1820-1915), probably the most prolific Protestant Christian hymn writer ever. The sources I saw this week credited her with writing 8,000 to 9,000 hymns. She was not born blind but became… Read More