The In-a-Pinch Altarscape
A couple of weeks ago, I had the honor of baptizing two sweet children and re-affirming a third’s baptism at Westfield. This sweet family had been visiting us for a while, then decided to join our community of faith. Soon after, the parents asked if I would...
Dear Jonathan: A Letter from Mom
In May, I wrote a letter to my Mom. Here’s her response. OK. Not really. But it is a letter that my dear cousin, Nelanie, found in a piece of her mama’s furniture some months ago. (Why my aunt, her mama had it, neither one of us can figure out!) After an...
Summer’s End & Blessing Backpacks
Well, friends, it seems that a whole summer has come and gone with very little updating on my part. I wish it was because I took the summer off. (Can you imagine a whole three months of vacation? I didn’t know what I had while I was in school!) This summer has...
Distractions, distractions.
A little behind on posting this one! Here’s the scripture: Luke 10: 38 – 42. At first glance, this fairly familiar story seems pretty self explanatory. Jesus comes to visit two of his dear friends. After being welcomed into their home, one sister, Mary,...
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Scripture: Luke 10: 25-37 (with thanks to Clarence Jordan) This is a heavy story. Well, the story itself isn’t that heavy. I mean, the man lying in the ditch regains his health thanks to the generosity of a Samaritan man–a fellow we call “the Good Samaritan.”...01. WELCOME
