The Gospel in Les Miserables

Epiphany 7C’22 20 February 2022 Luke 6.27-38 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church North Little Rock, Arkansas The Rev. Carey Stone <+> For human beings this is impossible, but with God, all things are possible: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy...

What Makes For a Good Fish Story

Epiphany 5C’22 6 February 2022 Psalm 138, Luke 5.1-11 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church North Little Rock, Arkansas The Rev. Carey Stone <+> The Lord will make good his purpose for us; O Lord, your love endures forever; in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and...

Being the Body of Christ

Epiphany 3C’22 23 January 2022 I Cor. 12.12-31a St. Luke’s Episcopal Church North Little Rock, Arkansas The Rev. Carey Stone  O God, you have formed us in your own image, and have made us members of your Body: Guide us, Grace us, Go with us, into this New Year,...

The Baptism of Our Lord

9 January 2022 Epiphany IC’22: Baptism of Our Lord Luke 3.15-17, 21-22 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church North Little Rock, Arkansas The Rev. Carey Stone Grant, O Lord, that all who are baptized into the death of Jesus Christ your Son may live in the power of his...

Arise, Shine, for Your Light Has Come

Arise, shine; for your light has come Lift up your eyes and look around; …bring gold and frankincense, And proclaim the praise of the Lord! Messy. The end of the old year and the beginning of a new year is always a messy, confusing time. The Christmas decorations...

The Happiest Day of the Year

A note before I begin. The print on the front of your service bulletin is a Nativity scene by the German artist Albrecht Altdorfer and painted in 1511. During the Advent Season of 1940 Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote to 100 of his friends, fellow preachers, and students. He...