I hate talking about finances…a a matter of fact, my loathe of all things financial is one of several reasons why I NEVER want to serve on a vestry. NO THANKS! :O) The following statements are solely my opinion. I agree that stewardship s more about one’s financial giving to one’s church but at the [...]
“Being right is overrated.”–The Rt. Rev. John McKee Sloan { Thanks to one of my parishioners for that quote} I do not know who Bishop Sloan is but these are wise words. Too often, we Christians are too worried about being ” right” . We are so concerned with fighting among ourselves over dogma that [...]
Where has all the time gone? Today is February 1. Good grief, it seems as though only last week was Christmas & now we are looking at Lent approaching. As usual, my plans for Lenten fasting are from my three vices: chocolate, alcohol and cussing. To curb the cussing I am adding money to my ER-D [...]
“God does not cause suffering or punish people with it, but God is present and known more intimately in the midst of suffering. Above all, we become more human through our broken hearts.” ++ Katharine Jefferts-Schori, The Episcopal Church Our Presiding Bishop’s statement on the Haiti situation is filled with MUCH more Christian love than is that [...]
{ Mark 2:18-22} I admit it, since most of my spiritual autobiography is from a Protestant Christian tradition, I really don’t understand the discipline of fasting. I know that Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox Christians fast during Lent{ and , correct me if I am wrong, but I think the Eastern Orthodox Christians also fast during Advent}. [...]
Today’s Gospel lesson had to do with the first miracle that Christ performed. At the wedding at Cana His Mother informed Him that there was no more wine for the guests at the party. He instructed some servants to fill some ordinary clay jars with water…a lot of water, since there were apparently big jars. [...]
Mission can & often does occur in foreign lands, but more often than not it is needed the most in our own communities. I am a person with Autism. And God made me this way for a reason. I am what doctors call” high-functioning”, meaning that I am above average intelligence. But there are other areas [...]
