The chapel named after the doctor (Dr. Robert F. Thomas) who delivered Dolly Parton for a sack of cornmeal 14th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 17, Year AExodus 3:1-15, Romans 12:9-21, Matthew 16:21-28 Whenever I read about Moses and the burning bush, an important story of our faith, I can’t but help to hear Ralph Stanley … Continue reading Take Your Shoes Off and Follow
Lent III, Year C March 23, 2025 Here we are on the third Sunday in Lent. I don’t know about you, but this year feels a bit more Lenty to me. In a world where there is so much confusion, anger, and fear, when the powerful harming the powerless seems to be more visible, Jesus … Continue reading Tragedy, Good People, and a Fig Tree
Lent 2, Year B 2024 I Have Decided to Follow Jesus That is a catchy little song that most of us know. We’ve decided to follow Jesus and there is no turning back. But when we sing that song, do we stop to think about what it means to follow Jesus? And no turning back? … Continue reading Cross & Suffering
Proper 23, Year A, Philippians 4:1-9 A couple of weeks ago the Elders of our community visited the Holocaust museum in Houston. Little did we know that a week later Israel would be attacked and the slaughter of thousands of innocent people on both sides of the border would ensue. There is no peace in … Continue reading I believe in the sun even when it is not shining
Magdalena's Musings 