Year C - Proper 5 (10) - Third Sunday after Pentecost
Three Cows. The old preacher went to visit one of his parishioners who owned a small farm. The farmer had worked hard, but just scraped by to make a living. The preacher was greeted warmly and on the porch was offered a glass of lemonade, a cane-bottom chair, and a conversation. As it always did […]
Read MoreYear C - Proper 4 - Second Sunday after Pentecost
Several years ago we spent a season reflecting on the biblical narrative as “story,” and the importance of story to our lives. As a response, we changed the call-and-response for our scripture reading in worship from the traditional: “This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.” to “You have heard the ancient […]
Read MoreYear C - Trinity Sunday
I don’t know about you, but as I grow older, I appreciate the churches of my childhood and adolescence even more.Those churches in Burleson, Haltom City, and Austin chose to put up with a lot from me to give so much to me. I can remember standing in a pew at the First Baptist Church […]
Read MoreYear C—Day of Pentecost
“I can’t explain the power of prayer, but the older I get, the more I believe in it”, my friend Tom Dunn said during one of our long conversations. I feel the same way about the Holy Spirit. I cannot explain the Spirit, but I know that the Spirit is alive and well in our […]
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