Rev. Jonathan R Thomas November 29, 2015 (Advent 1C) Jer. 33:14-16 & Lk. 21:25-36 Reach for the Light This past summer Jenny and I took a vacation down to the northwest corner of Georgia to visit her family. We were meeting her family down there at a lake house in the mountains. Having…
The Rev. Jonathan R Thomas November 15, 2015 (Proper 28B) Heb. 10:11-25 & Mk. 13:1-8 The Beginnings of Birth Pangs The incredible winds this week past kept me up one night. I’m sure I’m not unique in that. We have the big tree whose limbs I was afraid was going to fall on…
Four years after being ordained, I have learned to expect that at some point during a party where I am meeting new people, I am going to get asked the question. “So why did you become a priest?” I dread it because it is often asked in a big group, or in passing conversation, and…
Rev. Jonathan R. Thomas Nov. 1, 2015 All Saints (B) Isaiah 25:6-9 Helping with God’s Work Coming to the Episcopal faith only in my adult life, understanding the place of the saints was a bit of a challenge for me. I just never really got them or their importance growing up. To be…