Parish Articles

Day: April 24, 2024

Teddy Stoddard and his teacher Mrs. Tompson

by Elizabeth Silance Ballard There is a story many years ago of an elementary teacher. Her name was Mrs. Thompson. And as she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at

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John 15:9-17, That Your Joy May Be Full

by Brent Kercheville I want us to turn our attention to John 15:11 because this is the thesis statement for this paragraph. “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.” This is a huge statement. What Jesus

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Parish: ‘The Thought’ – September 9, 2024

I film this video on September 5. Yesterday, as I was holding my 2-year old grandniece in my arms, I heard news of the terrible Apalachee School shooting in Georgia by a 14-year-old who had access to an AR14 assault rifle, a semi-automatic weapon. We are still uncertain whether he

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Labor Day’s Beginning Labor Day is set aside to celebrate the value and dignity of work. The Bible has some concrete things to teach us about work. Work is not a curse, but part of our created purpose so that we can serve God. The curse is increased hardship, not work. In fact,

Parish: ‘The Thought’ – September 9, 2024

I film this video on September 5. Yesterday, as I was holding my 2-year old grandniece in my arms, I heard news of the terrible Apalachee School shooting in Georgia by a 14-year-old who had access to an AR14 assault rifle, a semi-automatic weapon. We are still uncertain whether he

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Labor Day’s Beginning Labor Day is set aside to celebrate the value and dignity of work. The Bible has some concrete things to teach us about work. Work is not a curse, but part of our created purpose so that we can serve God. The curse is increased hardship, not work. In fact,

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