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Saturday, November 2, 2024 The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day) (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Heaven helps us All day yesterday and today, the Day of the Dead brings out penitents, souls and saints, family friends and of course a number of dressed up party-ers, ready...
Friday, November 1, 2024 Solemnity of All Saints Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Cry, the Beloved Country Those in white robes, who are they and where did they come from? We’ve made new friends at Grace Covenant Church from South Africa. Soon...
Posted on Oct 31, 2024
Haiku for every day of October 2024 October 1 Two echocardiograms Margaret’s is better than mine But just a little October 2 MS Word, part broke Learn to type while I wait May at last use Pages October 3 Gave Scott an apple Climbs tall ladders, fix plumbing One of our good...
Posted on Oct 31, 2024
Complete list of October 2024 Daily Devotions with links October 1 Michaelmas October 2 Unoffendable October 3 Kumbh Mela October 4 Dawn October 5 No man is an island October 6 Don’t make stupid people famous October 7 Put wings on your prayer October 8 Fearfully made October 9 Mercy October 10 Chocolate October...
Thursday, October 31, 2024 All Saints Eve All Hallows Eve (Halloween) (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) For all the saints Jesus told the Pharisees, “Go and tell that fox Herod that I cast out demons and perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I accomplish my purpose....
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Children Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Parents, do not provoke your children to anger but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. On the first day of the week we joined...
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Grace Brothers and sisters, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Marriage is an arena where this idea gets a lot of traction. Politics needs to be an arena where this idea is at least entertained. Here are some...
Monday, October 28, 2024 Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Seatmates You are no longer travelers and strangers to each other, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones, and members of the household of God. Margaret has developed a wonderful facility for...
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 27, 2024JT_Where the Wild Things Are (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Chaplain in the fall Every priest is taken from men. He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset by weakness. In this story – an...
Saturday, October 26, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Prius adventures Let us attain the full stature of Christ, so that we may no longer be infants. Let us live the truth in love. Back in Austin with our new sports-car-like Prius. Miles, Jasper and I took a trip to...
