The Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony

Proper 13B’24 4 August 2024 Exodus 16; John 6.24-35 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church North Little Rock, Arkansas The Rev. Carey Stone <+> O God you sent your beloved Son down to earth to be the true Bread of Life: Give us your grace to eat this bread, that we might...

Fear No Evil

You have heard me say from time to time that I am involved in a continuing effort to get educated beyond my intelligence. Mostly that involves reading. And avoiding various temptations. Given my age those temptations consist mostly of television, social media, and not...

I Can See Clearly Now

“I can see clearly now… I can see all obstacles in my way…” I heard this song on the radio not too many days ago. Johnny Nash “Gonna be a bright (bright) sunshiny day!” It certainly didn’t describe my feelings, my mood, at the time – I had been thinking about the...

The Seven Deadly Sins: Pride

Proper 9B’24 7 July 2024 II Cor.12.2-10; Mk.6.1-13 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church North little Rock, Arkansas The Rev. Carey Stone <+> “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble…Draw near to God, and God will draw near to you…Humble yourselves before the...

The Seven Deadly Sins: Envy

Proper 8’24 30 June 2024 Wisdom 1.13-15;2.23-24 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church North Little Rock, Arkansas The Rev. Carey Stone <+> “Seek the LORD while the Lord may be found, call upon God while God is near, let the wicked abandon their own unrighteous ways...

Do You Not Care That We Are Perishing?

Recently I read the following in a book review in the Wall Street Journal. The book is November 1942 by Peter Englund and the reviewer Karin Altenbery [Wall Street Journal, October 23, 2023] What was the world like the month I was born? My dad stationed in England as...