October 23, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. [singing] “Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble, when you’re perfect in every way.” Ahhh, for those of you who remember a certain crossover Country Western singer named Mac Davis, you might remember that song from 1980. Great fun. I…
October 9, 2016 : May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. The Lord be with you! [and also with you] Lift up your hearts! [we lift them to our God] Let us give thanks to the Lord our God! [it is right to give God thanks and praise] These…
October 2, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. When I first arrived here as your Rector in January of 2014, I was so excited by the possibilities, and my heart was warmed by your welcome. I still feel that way now, and I believe that I always…
September 11, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. I love my Apple watch. I do. I don’t NEED an Apple watch, it was a gift. It is not a necessity, but I do love it nevertheless. And one of the biggest reasons why? It helps me find…
[Our guest preacher was Ms. Rhonda Watson. Rhonda is a chorister, a Youth Group leader, and a former Vestry member. The picture at left is at the 8am service in the chapel.] September 4, 2016: May the words of my mouth and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, our strength and our…
August 28, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. The words of our gradual hymn, that music we sing before and after the gospel, say “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and its righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.” That’s the first verse,…
August 21, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. I have back issues. I mean sometimes, getting out of bed can be a pain – and I mean that literally. So, this story that we heard in our gospel lesson today, about the woman bent over for 18…
[Our guest preacher, Rick Fox, has been blind from birth (the pictures are from today’s service, which was in the Parish Hall, due to the heat). Anyone who has been here at Christ Church for any length of time, knows Rick, his wife Debbie, and Rick’s guide dog Guy, very well. Rick has served on the…
August 7, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. It is so good to be back here with all of you this week. I have enjoyed my vacation and thank David, Bill, and the staff for keeping the light on as they say. As for me, I spent…
July 17, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. So, yesterday I caught my first Pokémon, “Squirtle” the turtle. Does anyone else think there is some symmetry to that – my first Pokémon, the one found right in front of my truck, was a turtle – yup. Of…
