The 191st Convention of the Diocese of Tennessee to be held at:St. David’s Episcopal Church6501 Pennywell DriveNashville, TN 37205 Dear Fellow Episcopalians, Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! This memo contains links and instructions for […]
Learn more“For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man” (Matt. 24:37). Thanksgiving weekend gives us a chance to look back and to look forward: both at once. In our minds […]
Learn more“May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power” (Col. 1:11). There’s a contrast in our readings today. Our Gospel gives us a glimpse of the crucified Lord, put to death between […]
Learn more“When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately” (Lk. 21:9). Someone back in the great days of journalism once said that […]
Learn more“He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner” (Lk. 19:7). I know we’re all sinners, but you need to understand this about our Gospel today: as a tax collector, Zacchaeus was considered a […]
Learn more“All who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted” (Lk. 18:14). Today Jesus gives us another parable about prayer: a parable that matches last week’s parable, also about prayer. In that parable, […]
Learn more“Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart” (Lk. 18:1). Persistence is a virtue, at least when it comes to prayer: the set up for Jesus’ parable of the unjust […]
Learn more“He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan” (Lk. 17:16). Jesus’ encounter with the ten lepers is recounted only by St. Luke the Evangelist. Stories of healing abound in the four Gospels: powerful […]
Learn more“War broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon” (Rev. 12:7). Modern battle typically begin with an assault by air: bombs from above to prepare the way for ground advance, troops airlifted in to […]
Learn morePlease have all animals harnessed or caged for the safety of everyone. Thank you! Saturday, October 1 1:00pm – Church of the Good Shepherd, Brentwood 4:00pm – Trinity Church, Clarksville Sunday, October 2 2:00pm – St. George’s Church, […]
Learn more“Besides all this, between you and us a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who might want to pass from here to you cannot do so, and no one can cross from there to us” (Lk. […]
Learn more“As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, ‘Follow me’ “ (Matt. 9:9). Lately I’ve been thinking about the Clericus groups that I’ve been a […]
Learn more“His master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly” (Lk. 16:8). Strangely enough, the hero of Jesus’ parable this morning is a dishonest manager. Not an evil ruler, a wicked person on a grand scale, but […]
Learn more“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son…” (Jo. 3:16). Hildegard has been on the calendar of saints for a long time: she died in the 12th century, after all, at the age of […]
Learn more“When he (the shepherd) has found it (the lost sheep), he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices” (Lk. 15:5). Jesus’ parable about the lost sheep is built on a long tradition that stretches back to the time […]
Learn more“Or what king, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand?” (Lk. 14:31). […]
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