The Gospel According to Odd Thomas: Granny Sugars’ Prayer
I am a fan of the series of novels by Dean Koontz called Odd Thomas. At the time of this writing I have not finished the series yet, but am…
read moreI am a fan of the series of novels by Dean Koontz called Odd Thomas. At the time of this writing I have not finished the series yet, but am…
read moreI stumbled across this image a long time ago. At the time, I didn’t know anything about it other than the fact that I liked it. I saved it as…
read moreI have been wandering and growing lately. I think it is for my good when all is said and done, but it is painful in the process. God is not…
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 moreWe call our Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, “DJ.” [For those of you who are Parks and Recreation fans, yes we named it after Tom Haverford’s Roomba who is affectionally called…
read moreIntroduction This beautiful little prayer and accompanying exercise is an important and classic prayer used in Eastern Orthodox observance of the Lenten season. I first discovered it while reading Great Lent:…
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.…
read moreThe holidays got me busy and I never formally reflected on the end of my 7X7 prayer experiment on my blog. So here goes. Some takeaways for me: 2 AM…
read moreLord, make me belovedly bold, redemptively reckless and a holy hard head. Wake me up to sanctified shenanigans, holy mischief, and the wisdom of a certain kind of foolishness.…
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