Safe Harbor
I saw a photograph of the island taken from a plane. How tiny it looks! The beach is a white ribbon, the trees a narrow band of green dotted with homes, and the bay...
Hoping For God’s Gift Living in the Light
You ever ride down route 65 at night (The Apalachicola Forest)? Ever drive in pouring rain at night? Meet a bear? We are not by nature nocturnal! How many animals can you name that...
The First Carol
The prophecy of Zechariah shocks us all! God is taking action in all our lives as we enter Advent Season! This intrusion comes in the shape of a “song”, the first of three in...
Dew Drops
I walked early this morning, just after first light had touched the island. On the wooden walk over the dune, I saw tiny dewdrops suspended at the tip of each sea oats blade. How...
Following Jesus? Accept or Decline
Following Jesus was never a simple task for the disciples nor all the Christians down through the centuries! Our challenge in today’s world is to overcome idleness or just “busybodies” as the text says...
Yes, It’s Real
I saw an oystercatcher today, a large bird that inhabits tidal flats. A friend bought me a dish in a local gift shop with an oystercatcher painted on it, and insisted that we had...
Our Church, Breath, Height, and Depth
The prophet Haggai looked at the post-exilie Jerusalem which had been over-run by the Babylonian Army and the Solomon Temple had been destroyed. So, another but were modest temple was built. The prophet encourages...
