The Rev. Jonathan R Thomas December 24, 2015 (Year C) Is. 9:2-7 & Lk 2:1-20 Let Us God and See the Child “Do not be afraid.” Those are the opening words from the Angel of the Lord. They begin the gospel proclamation of good news to all people. What a counterintuitive way to…
Rev. Jonathan R Thomas Oct. 4, 2015 – St. Francis (B) Gal. 6:14-18, Matt. 11:25-30 In the Footsteps of St. Francis While it has been a good week for celebration at St. Paul’s with the bishop’s joining us to celebrate new ministry here and the wonderful event of the blessing of the animals yesterday, in…
I went to high school at a small private Christian school. As with any school, there were budget constraints that meant that some textbooks were not updated very often. One of these was ninth grade geography – I think it was assumed that geography didn’t change much and so it was usually passed over when…