Posted in 2011 Reflections, Announcements on Feb 28th, 2011
Two Crosses As the Season of Epiphany draws to a conclusion, I start to get excited because I know that the next season is Lent, and I need the discipline of Lent after all the busyness of Advent and Christmas, plus all the parish activities, and the weather! I have been cutting corners and that more…
Posted in 2011 Reflections, Announcements, BLOG, Rector's Reflections Archives on Feb 1st, 2011
“Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done…” Matthew 6:10 Fr. Ken was called away this week before he had a chance to complete his monthly “Rector’s Reflections” to be with a family whose 15-year-old daughter was having the heart transplant surgery that they had been waiting and praying for. Rather than delay the publication of more…
Posted in 2011 Reflections, Announcements on Jan 4th, 2011
And Jesus appointed the twelve to be with him, and to be sent out to preach, and have the authority to cast out unclean spirits…Mark 3:14 In the Gospels according to St. Mark and St. Matthew (Matthew 10:1ff) Jesus appointed twelve apostles to work with him in the ministry of the Church. The names of more…
Posted in 2010 Reflections, Announcements on Nov 30th, 2010
Jesus said: “You are the light of the world.” Matthew 5:14 The visual images of Consecration Sunday are still with me and will be for a while. It was very moving to me to watch us make our pledges and then come forward and put them in the basket on the altar. Those images reminded more…
Posted in 2010 Reflections, Announcements on Nov 5th, 2010
“And in the morning . . .Jesus rose and went out to a lonely place and there he prayed.” Mark 1:35 For over a year and a half I have celebrated the Holy Eucharist once a month at the Northwest Arkansas Community Correction Center in Fayetteville. This has been an educational and a very rewarding more…
Posted in 2010 Reflections, Announcements on Oct 2nd, 2010
“Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable, and perfect.” Romans 12:2 The Fall is one of my favorite times of the year not only because of the beauty of God’s creation more…
Posted in Announcements, Rector's Reflections Archives on Aug 28th, 2010
What we choose, changes us. What we love, transforms us. As I was planning my recent vacation, I selected several books to read that would help me review and revise my personal mission plan that I created at the CREDO conference last fall. One of the books I took with me was Conquering Fear: Living more…
Posted in 2010 Reflections, Rector's Reflections Archives on Aug 27th, 2010
There are a variety of gifts but the same Spirit . . .and to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 1st Corinthians 12:4ff President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” more…
Posted in 2010 Reflections, Rector's Reflections Archives on Jul 28th, 2010
“Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” – 1st Thessalonians 5:16-18 RSV St. Paul’s advice in his first letter to the Thessalonians sounds to me like very good advice for all Christians. I have heard many people say to me that more…
Posted in Rector's Reflections Archives on Jul 21st, 2010
The gifts He gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ. ~ Ephesians 4:11-12 When I entered seminary during the orientation retreat, the first year students were told that for one year we more…
