Hymns of praise, organ pipes bursting with melodious gusts of air, choir members singing out, parishioners singing along to familiar inspirational tunes; this is how a proper Episcopal service should be. Unfortunately, it’s not always possible.

I danced with the sea before sunrise. The gentle waves rolled onto the hard sand beach but I stepped back before the foam could touch my toes.

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Gardening is not my gift. Oh, I plant seeds and plants and bulbs and hope that God will nurture them and allow them to grow.

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Thirty-six hours after our last Holy Week service had ended, Betsy and I were in our truck, trailer in tow, and off for Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

As I prepare for my AFEDJ Board Retreat, my thoughts drift to the land of the Holy One.

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On April 25, our liturgical calendar remembers St. Mark the Evangelist. This inspires me to muse a bit about evangelism in the Episcopal Church.

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On this Good Friday, we remember that Jesus is “the perfect offering for our sins, and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world.” (1 John 2:2, from Holy Eucharist Rite I, BCP, p. 332)

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Have you ever had an “Ah Hah” moment? For me, that’s a time when I see what I’ve always thought was true in a new light, with a new perspective.

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The Good New’s today is that spring has sprung!

A few days ago, Father Rob’s reflection on the daily Lenten Meditation referenced wisdom from the Archbishop of Canterbury who visited his seminary in Sewanee.

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Download the Sunday bulletin and follow along with our 10am service live or on demand.

Pre-COVID, many people at St. James were part of a shared feeding ministry with others at the First United Methodist Church (now Cornerstone Methodist Church).