While the Daughters of the King® were spending time together yesterday at their “Quiet Day,” I was in my office to work on this sermon and found myself writing a prayer. I don’t usually work this way. If I am going ...
Read MoreAs I was studying commentaries and contemplating the Gospel reading this week, I found myself uninspired. Nothing I was reading gave me direction and sometimes it was more confusing for me. Maybe because this has be...
Read MoreDebbie Stover and I were out and about today to bring ashes and communion to a few of our homebound folks. We brought this reminder of our mortality, these ashes, to people who cannot share in this communal service, t...
Read MoreThe church we belonged to for our entire married life, before I was ordained, is named The Church of the Epiphany in Plymouth, Minnesota. I guess after about 28 years attending a church named Epiphany, I am still a b...
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Holy Eucharist and Imposition of AshesService will be broadcast on Facebook live as well.
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Come to Gleason Hall from 5:30-7:00 to enjoy some scrumptious pancakes, bacon, and wonderful fellowship!Did you know that the idea of eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday is more than 1,000 years old?!! It is a way of us...
Read MoreAs [most of] you are aware, I am from Minnesota. There are plenty of jokes about how our preferred spices are salt and pepper and that ketchup is considered spicy. That may have been true at one time, but I think as...
Read MoreI’m in an online book club. We met last Sunday afternoon to discuss Madeline L’Engle’s book A Wrinkle in Time. When we were done, I decided to read the next in the four-book series, A Wind in the Door, and read it a...
Read MoreIt was just about 2:00 yesterday when I read a post on Facebook that helped me finally understand, or hear, what it was I needed to talk with you about today. It was the story of a very busy, middle-aged businessman ...
Read MoreI am a part of an ecumenical planning committee working on organizing prayer vigils at ICE detention centers. Yesterday, I participated in a vigil right here in Pewee Valley in response to the shootings in Minneapol...
Read MoreEver since I came to this diocese, I’ve been learning about and donating to Kentucky Refugee Ministries on your behalf because this is an important part of the diocese’s understanding of their requirement to follow Go...
Read MoreGood morning. Merry Christmas and happy New Year. As I begin my reflection, allow me to get back on my annual soap box and try to remind everyone that it’s still Christmas. The 12 days of Christmas didn’t start befo...
Read MoreMerry Christmas! Welcome to this exceptional day. For the past four Sundays, in the season known as Advent, I used the beginning of my sermons to talk about the theme of each of these Advent candles. Each candle rep...
Read MoreWelcome to “LOVE:” the fourth Sunday in the season of Advent. When we lit four candles in our Advent wreath today, we were reminded that sometimes, people are lost, wandering this world, wondering what makes their li...
Read MoreWelcome to “JOY:” the third Sunday in the season of Advent. When we lit three candles in our Advent wreath today, we were reminded that there are much grief and loneliness in the world. People struggling with the l...
Read MoreWelcome to “Peace:” the second Sunday in the season of Advent. When we lit the first and second candles in our Advent wreath today, we were reminded that war and violence can be found all around the world. People ha...
Read MoreWelcome to “Hope:” the first Sunday in the season of Advent. When we lit the first candle in our Advent wreath today, we were reminded that there is much pain in the world. People struggling with hunger, injustice,...
Read MoreEvery year, it seems to begin earlier than the last. I saw Christmas decorations on display in stores before Halloween. Black Friday sales started before the day after Thanksgiving. It feels like commerce and trade ar...
Read MoreIt seems that every year we are required to change our clocks back to “Standard Time” before I’m ready to let go of the evening light. I tend to prefer the “falling back” for what seems like an extra hour on that sing...
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Please Join Us Christmas EveDecember 24Musical Celebration and Carol Singing at 4:00 pmThe Nativity of Our LordHoly Eucharistat 4:30 pm
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