Responding to Hurricane Harvey
Aug 28, 2017
All of us at Holy Innocents Church are thinking of and praying for the people of Texas, for the Diocese of Texas, for all those hardest hit by Hurricane Harvey, for first responders and other local, state and federal officials, including relief...
Listening for the Real Inquiry
Aug 23, 2017
It was early on a Saturday morning. I was preparing a quick breakfast and trying not to wake my family with rattling pans before I set out on my day. I did not hear or see but rather felt a presence. "Hi, Daddy," said Mary Blair, then age 5...
Don't Be Afraid
Aug 16, 2017
"Do not be afraid," was Jesus' most frequent instruction to his disciples. More than anything else, he said, "do not be afraid." And even after they had witnessed the resurrection, when he was about to ascend, he said again, "Remember, don't be...
Back to The Salt Mines
Aug 09, 2017
As if an internal clock ticks during the final days of vacation and the summer break, we are prompted by the "back to school/back to work" messages. Most people, most of the time, live undramatic lives. As we venture back to routines, time and...
On Stock-Taking and Note Posting
Aug 03, 2017
Summer, particularly summer out of doors, can help us move toward a spiritual balance, seeing God's presence in unexpected places. Of God's presence, Wordsworth wrote: "Whose dwelling is the light of setting suns, and the round ocean and living...