Lord, Hear Our Prayers
It’s been a week. A week of uncertainty. A week of heartache. A week of anger and frustration. A week. One of the unfortunate
How Great Is The Treasure
Those words seemed to jump out at me from the Bishop’s Exhortation to the ordinand, “Remember how great is this treasure committed to
I See You
I see you. Those are powerful words to me now. I have often been amazed that when my kids had school performances, their
“The flour is flying…again!”
"The flour is flying...again!" Being a priest, I suspect most folks think I rely on an Advent Wreath to tell me Christmas is approaching; but I have a much more reliable method: the amount of flour scattered about the Rectory kitchen! You see, my wife Becky loves the early weeks of December with a passion that intensifies daily following Thanksgiving.
Rejoice in Glorious Hope!
In the weird corner of the Twitter-sphere I occupy (the intersection of Reformed, Anglican, former Southern Baptist, Liturgical, sacramentalism, those who enjoy
Rumors of Grace
“Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God’s grace, in
Are We Ready?
There were a lot of men on the Bluff last Friday night. As I made my way around shaking hands, meeting new
Rumors of Grace
“Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did…” rumor noun /ˈruː.mɚ/ an unofficial interesting story or piece of news that might be true or invented, and quickly spreads from person to person Fantastic accounts came in from far and wide. As rumors do, they spread like wildfire. This wasn’t the first time reports had circulated of a strange Judaean mystic doing and saying strange mystical things. Someone had seen Him walking away from the wharf with a school of fishermen in tow. Others spoke of His taste for fine wines and a good party. Hadn’t He made a bit of a scene in the temple? Now word was coming from Samaria of all places. Why would a Jewish man be traipsing through the Samaritan countryside talking to women at wells?
