Darkest Before the Dawn

 Advent 3B ‘23 17 December 2023 I Thess. 5.16-24; John 1.6-8, 19-28 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church North Little Rock, Arkansas The Rev. Carey Stone <+>  In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The traditional name for this...

God’s Messengers: Sweaty, Smelly, with Bugs

 Advent 2B’23 10 December 23 II Pet 3.8-15a,18; Mark 1.1-8 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church North Little Rock, Arkansas The Rev. Carey Stone <+>  O Lord, grant us grace to always be open to your messengers, however distasteful they may be, that we might...

It’s the End of the World! Really?

 Advent I B’23 3 December 2023 Mark 13.24-37 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church North Little Rock, Arkansas The Rev. Carey Stone <+>  I wait for the Lord; my soul waits for him; in his word is my hope. Amen – from Psalm 130   From time immemorial...

The Missing Ingredient

 Proper 28A’23 (Stewardship Sunday) 19 November 2023 Matthew 25.14-30 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church North Little Rock, Arkansas The Rev. Carey Stone <+> “Were the whole realm of nature mine, that were an offering far too small; Love so amazing, so divine,...

Baptism: Who We Truly Are

 Feast of All Saints ’23 5 November 2023, 10 am service Matthew 5.1-12 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church North Little Rock, Arkansas The Rev. Carey Stone <+> In the Name of God +; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.   In just a few minutes it will be our...