5th Anniversary Picnic
The All Saints 5th year anniversary took place last Sunday, October 26. Thanks to Amanda Calhoun and Terri McClendon for organizing; and to everyone else who helped out on Sunday. We’ve posted a new photo album from the picnic over…
All Saints Meal Ministry
Joel and I had our first child, beautiful Ruth Elizabeth, last November, and soon after we brought her home, I thought, “Hmmm…It’s going to be a while before I can do the things I used to, and it may never…
2 books & a letter
We will have two book reviews from members of the All Saints community in the coming weeks. In case you want to read up beforehand, here are the books. Acedia and Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writers Life by…
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
“Everybody is reading it.” Hyperbole or not, this claim about a book gives us cause to consider: should we read it? If a book has woven itself into the fabric of our culture, become a topic of discussion, resulted in…
Saving the best for last
"Human beings drink because we want to be known, and because we are afraid of being known. We drink because we want to know, and because we are afraid to know." We’ve shared thoughts on both wine and Andy Crouch…
The end of art & the school of life
First Things has an article by Roger Kimball entitled The End of Art. If you’re interested in art and its interaction with religion, you might enjoy Kimball’s essay. Here’s a taste: "By the nineteenth century, art had long been free…
The last two points to last Sunday’s sermon
In my sermon last Sunday I stressed that the story of the Scriptures–Our Story–is the story of salvation, and because of this we can be confident that God loves us and is working in all things for our good. But…