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A few weeks ago in a meeting, I made a slightly snarky comment about the fact that at least 50% of transfiguration sermons are about ‘mountaintop experiences’. And so, in a true moment of poetic justice, I find myself offering today’s homily, on the Feast of the Transfiguration. And we all know the story so…
Continue reading ➞ Glory Yet to Be (sermon for the feast of the transfiguration)
One of the things that happens, at least for me and maybe you too, is that there are some stories in the bible that are so familiar that you can recite them in your sleep. Noah and the ark, the exodus, Jesus feeding the five thousand with two loaves of bread and two fish. And…
Good morning! It is a joy to be with you at Chapel of the Cross. My name is Amanda Bourne, and I am coming to you from the Diocese of Virginia. I look forward to being your curate over the next year, and joining you in your life and ministry together. And what a…
It takes a lot of work to make full-time farming work. If you’ve never had the chance to experience a real working farm, I commend it highly. It is a miracle of planning, technology, and working with, or battling with nature and the elements. As some of you know, I grew up on a working…
Farmgirl Writes 