A postcard from the 16th Sunday after Pentecost 09/12/21 A bit and bridle are more about communication than control. I was lucky growing up that I get to spend part of my youth riding horses. I did three-day event competitions, which involved jumping and flatwork. My summer would be spent in riding lessons, hanging out … Continue reading Taming the tongue
A postcard from the 15th Sunday after Pentecost 09/05/21 It was wonderful to be back with the good folks at St. Barnabas in Roanoke. That extra Sunday in August made it feel like I had been away for a long time. Please pardon the dog hair. Such is life with pets. 🙂 The great reformer … Continue reading Body and soul
A postcard from the 14th Sunday after Pentecost 08/29/21 A wonderful morning with the good folks at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Alabaster. The Epistle of James was a relative latecomer to the biblical canon. It was largely through the endorsement of Origen that this epistle made it into the Bible. It has … Continue reading Just Do It
A postcard from the 13th Sunday after Pentecost 08/22/21 It would be a lot easier if Christians could just put on the right outfit. At some point organizations switched from using the word “uniform” to calling it “teamwear.” I guess the idea was that the new nomenclature sounded more egalitarian. The end result was the … Continue reading Christian Teamwear
A postcard from the 12th Sunday after Pentecost 08/15/21 This photo is actually from a few weeks ago when I was videoing the Prayers of the People and the Roll Call of the Martyrs at St. Paul’s in Selma for the 2021 Celebration of Jonathan Daniels. Giving thanks to God at all times for everything … Continue reading Overflowing thanks
