One Citizen – Two Countries

Proper 9A’20 (Independence Day Transferred) 5 July 2020 Matthew 5.43-48 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Facebook Live North Little Rock, Arkansas The Rev. Carey Stone “Grant, Lord God, to all who have been baptized into the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ,...

Whoever Welcomes You…

Our Gospel reading this morning is short. Jesus is continuing his talk to his disciples you may recall from our Gospel reading last Sunday. He is guiding them in what they should do after He is gone. He is laying on their shoulders the tremendous responsibilities he...

Color Uncoordinated

Proper 7A’20 21 June 2020 Matthew 10.24-39 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Facebook Live North Little Rock, Arkansas The Rev. Carey Stone “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven.” Amen.   I have no idea who really said the quote I am...

The Oaks of Mamre

“The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent entrance to meet them, and bowed down to the ground…” So begins...

Trinity Sunday

Trinity Sunday A’20 7 June 2020 Facebook Live St. Luke’s NLR The Rev. Carey Stone In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Today in the Church calendar is called Trinity Sunday where we emphasize a key doctrine of the Church – the...

Pentecost – May 31, 2020

Pentecost A’20 31 May 2020 Acts 2.1-21; Jn. 20.19-23 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Facebook Live North Little Rock, Arkansas The Rev. Carey Stone “Grant, Gracious God, that the Holy Spirit may enlighten and cleanse our hearts and that, through the abundance of the...