Come out and support former Austinite and All Saints attender, Erika Huddleston, who will host the Austin debut of her new body of work (painted onsite in Shoal Creek): “LANDSCAPE RECORDINGS: Shoal Creek Greenbelt: Maps + Paintings” at FLATBED Studio (02 West Gallery) this Friday…
— Louie C.K Disses Himself – Jessica DeCou/Christianity Today
— Everything’s Amazing and Nobody’s Happy – Louie C.K. on Late Night with Conan O’Brien
— 5 Practical Thoughts on Rest – Tim Keller/The Resurgence
Imagine you awake one morning to find yourself trapped in a grade B horror movie. Realizing where you are is easy because all the classic signs are evident, from things that go bump in the night, to scantily clad young women pursued (and worse) by monsters, and lots of really dumb people– clueless in the face of obvious danger – who act as if they haven’t the sense that God gave geese. Try as you will, you can’t escape; it’s not a nightmare that can be banished merely by waking up. How many times must you ask, “Who are we? What is our purpose?” before your cheap flick turns into something more?
— What Christians Can Learn from Nora Ephron – Laura Ortberg Turner/Christianity Today
— The ‘Busy’ Trap – Tim Kreider/New York Times
— Women, Callings, and Having It All – Jennifer A. Marshall/The Gospel Coalition
— “You Don’t Have A Soul”: C.S. Lewis Never Said It – Matthew Lee Anderson/Mere Orthodoxy
— Flannery O’Connor Reads “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” – OpenCulture.com
Tonight at Hill House (2104 Nueces 78705), Mary Beth Minnis, All Saints member and film producer, will be presenting her first short film, “Grace Walking,” which she produced for Campus Crusade ministry. She’ll also talk about how God used this film to involve her in the current efforts to produce a major film version of “Left to Tell,” Immaculee Ilibagiza’s miraculous story of survival during the Rwandan genocide. Mary Beth is working with producer Steve McEveety (who also produced “Braveheart” and “The Passion of the Christ”) and others to raise funds and awareness about the story and project, including simply by encouraging those she meets to pray.
Please join us and thousands around the world in praying for Mary Beth, Immaculee and the others behind this project and also make plans to attend tonight’s screening, which will include dinner, fellowship, and additional screenings of Steve McAveety’s film reel and an interview that Immaculee gave to CBS’s Harry Smith. Dinner begins at 7pm, followed by the screenings and a Q and A with Mary Beth. Please RSVP to me, if you’d like to attend.
Sunday evening, June 3rd we gathered to kick-off the summer at the Lakeway Swim Center. Thanks to Lance Lawhon for taking pictures of the event…
Think back to the last time you helped someone. Our congregation is marked by care for one another in Christ’s name. At times these are simple acts and at other times more complex. Certain needs are brought by members to the All Saints Diaconate. Sixteen men currently serve the body at All Saints as deacons. Our charge is set out in scripture and formalized for the PCA in the Book of Church Order — an office of sympathy and service, after the example of the Lord Jesus.
These opportunities for service brought before the diaconate cover a broad range – financial needs, emotional support, advice on direction, encouragement and hope. All Saints deacons work in pairs on these opportunities to walk alongside members through certain seasons of life. As deacons, we are indebted to the All Saints staff and congregation who often assist the deacons in care for members and friends facing a trying time. Additionally, care for members has been expertly facilitated through our women’s ministry, who are particularly gifted. One point to note is that when a member works with the deacons there is a high degree of confidentiality maintained.