by Thomas Ryden | Feb 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
Some of us will be gathering together in Blount County as a chapel of Apostles Anglican Church during Lent. This will be a time to get to know one another, to reflect on the Lenten journey together, and to begin a process of discerning an Anglican presence in Blount...
by Thomas Ryden | Jan 6, 2016 | Advent/Christmas 2015
Epiphany by Rev. Laird Bryson “. . . they departed to their own country by another way.” Epiphany, January 6, Wednesday – Isaiah 60:1-6,9; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12 (ESV Daily Office Readings Online) Today we come to the end of our...
by Thomas Ryden | Jan 2, 2016 | Advent/Christmas 2015
Advent in the Desert by Stephen Green January 2, Saturday – 34, 33; 1 Kings 19:1–8; Ephesians 4:1–16; John 6:1–14 (ESV Daily Office Readings Online) In my time working in ministry/residential care, I’ve gotten to see some pretty amazing things! I’ve watched God work...
by Thomas Ryden | Jan 1, 2016 | Advent/Christmas 2015
The Holy Name by Richard Ettensohn On this first day of 2016 A.D., we are instructed and blessed by these scriptures: Psalm 103, Psalm 148, Isaiah 62: 1 –5, 9–12, Revelation 9:11-16, and Matthew 1:18–25. (ESV Daily Office Readings Online) We almost never hear or see...
by Thomas Ryden | Dec 31, 2015 | Advent/Christmas 2015
New Year’s Resolutions by Hank Bahr December 31, Thursday – Psalm 46, 48; 1 Kings 3:5–14; James 4:13–17; 5:7–11; John 5:1–15 (ESV Daily Office Readings Online) Vince Martin and I have been friends since childhood. We were Cub Scouts together. We played...
