by Richard Lightsey | Jan 13, 2018 | Rector's Blog
(an excerpt from homily for January 14) At some point, we must give ourselves to the one who unites and heals as opposed to divides and conquers. We must give ourselves to the one who creates and imagines instead of deconstructs and mocks. We must give ourselves to...
by Richard Lightsey | Jan 9, 2018 | Rector's Blog
In this season of Epiphany I am drawn to the question, “What is the light the life of Jesus brought to the world?” This is the meaning of Epiphany, right? In the Gospel narrative, the life of Jesus is not a big glorious and triumphant rise to fame and fortune and...
by Richard Lightsey | Jan 7, 2018 | Homilies
We continue our annual pilgrimage. We move from the season of Christmas into the season of Epiphany, yesterday being the feast of the Epiphany. If you’ve been around these seasons for very long, or look beyond the church, Epiphany doesn’t get a lot of attention. We...
by Richard Lightsey | Jan 5, 2018 | Rector's Blog
The Holy Days of Christmas | The 12th Day Of Christmas The days of Christmas here in Kokomo have been the sequel to Disney’s “Frozen,” I for one am ready to “let it go”… the severe cold that is. I am definitely ready to emerge into...
by Richard Lightsey | Dec 31, 2017 | Rector's Blog
The Holy Days of Christmas | The 7th Day of Christmas & New Year’s Eve The Christmas story is a dream come true. The dream had been told and shared in the Hebrew culture for hundreds of years. The dream became reality in a manger. It was immediately threatened and...
