The Pink Bunny

  Charleston, S. C., is one my favorite places. I had read about it for years, but I had not visited it. The more I read about it the more I wanted to visit.   Some years ago, I was sent to Ft. Benning, Georgia, for some military training. I was given a...

St. Luke’s Day

Proper 24C (St. Luke’s Day)20 October 2019 65th AnniversaryLuke 4.14-18St. Luke’s Episcopal ChurchNorth Little Rock, ArkansasThe Rev. Carey Stone “My boundaries enclose a pleasant land; indeed, I have a goodly heritage;” In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and...

The Power of Gratitude

 Proper 23C’1913 October 2019Luke 17. 11-19St. Luke’s Episcopal ChurchNorth Little Rock, ArkansasThe Rev. Carey Stone “Thou that hast given so much to me, give one thing more, a grateful heart:” In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit....

Real Faith in the Real World

Proper 22C’196 October 2019Hab 1.1-4, 2.1-4; II Tim.1.1-14St. Luke’s Episcopal ChurchNorth Little Rock, ArkansasThe Rev. Carey Stone “For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. Do not be ashamed, then, of...

Hunting Wild Hogs in Arkansas

“Whoever is faithful in… little is faithful also in Much.”  “Hunting Wild Hogs in Arkansas,” is the title of a picture hanging in my house.  It’s from the November 26, 1887, Harper’s Weekly.  It’s by an artist known in his day more for his scenes...

The Hound of Heaven

Proper 19C’1915 September 2019Luke 25.1-10St. Luke’s Episcopal ChurchNorth Little Rock, ArkansasThe Rev. Carey Stone Behold, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. Amen....