by Jon | Jan 17, 2013 | altars, feat. |
I wasn’t planning on doing an altarscape this week. We’ve had something on the communion table since the beginning of Advent. And while the designs are visually engaging, you get way more bang for your buck if you don’t do them every Sunday. Their...
by Jon | Jan 16, 2013 | daily, feat. |
I often listen to music during my morning shower. Sometimes its Top 40, sometimes it’s Dolly Parton or Crystal Gale, sometimes it’s seasonal. If it’s a rainy day or Monday, it’s often The Carpenters. Sometimes it’s hard to get going in...
by Jon | Jan 15, 2013 | feat., liturgy and prayers |
I wrote this prayer for the 2010 noon Ash Wednesday service at Cannon Chapel on the campus of Emory University. A terrible earthquake had just ravaged Haiti, and many of us in the States were searching for ways to help in addition to donations. We were also searching...
by Jon | Jan 14, 2013 | feat., naomi, weekly photo |
Week 2 I took this shot this week of how my cat, Naomi, greets me every day when I arrive home from work. My condo in Atlanta has floor to ceiling windows–perfect for cats who are always curious about what’s going on outside but, if they’re honest,...
by Jon | Jan 13, 2013 | feat., g, stoles |
I love stoles. Fact. I like all kinds: patterned ones, painted ones, even be-tasseled ones are growing on me. But the one’s I like the most are ones with quilted or pieced designs–ones that have texture and in their own way, tell a story. I won’t...
by Jon | Jan 13, 2013 | feat., sermons |
This is the sermon I preached at Westfield Church on Sunday, January 13th. Before you read it, read the lesson from Isaiah and the lesson from Luke. I feel as though we’ve been running a marathon for the last month and a half! It started in the beginning of December...