graveyard post 2: Iconography: An Introduction
hey beloveds, i am clearing out my old drafts in my blog. here’s some stuff that i started working on and then didn’t finish. there’s going to be a…
read morehey beloveds, i am clearing out my old drafts in my blog. here’s some stuff that i started working on and then didn’t finish. there’s going to be a…
read moreAnother prayer from Celtic Daily Prayer. It is by Charles de Foucauld. Father, I abandon myself into Your hands. Do with me what You will, whatever You do, I will thank…
read moreOk. So I have not gotten too far in Celtic Daily Prayers and now I have already found another prayer book to explore. This one is the Book of Common…
read moreAnother little bit of beauty and prayerful meditation from my new Celtic Daily Prayers: I find Thee enthroned in my heart, my Lord Jesus. It is enough. I know that…
read moreMy friend Alex told me something profound today. He said, “It wasn’t me. It was the Holy Spirit.” Anyone who has been in the Churches of Christ knows just how…
read moreAs I frequently say in sermons and conversations: “I am a good Church of Christ boy.” That being said, here’s something true about me that is NOT very Church-of-Christ-ish: I…
read moreI stumbled across this prayer a while back in the poetry appendix in the third volume of the Liturgy of the Hours (page 1986). It touches me profoundly for many…
read moreThis is the landing page for my 2023 Lenten sermon series. I have never preached the Lenten season before and so I am excited to learn and I anticipate that…
read moreIt is very sad that the modern Church – mainly of any nondenominational or evangelical variety – has completely forgotten and neglected the spiritual discipline of fasting. There are many…
read moreThe Hicks family went to their very first Ash Wednesday service today at Calvary Episcopal Church. The priest, ministers, and members were all so welcoming to me and my family.…
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