In the summer of 2005, I worked at a Boy Scout camp in far northern Maine as a canoe river guide. My job was to take crews of scouts was from point A to point B on a river in ten days’ time. It was great, the single greatest summer job I ever had. I Read more

Jesus call us to be great; but greatness has been redefined. Read more

A life of discipleship means listening for the questions that God is asking of us. Read more

The Bible both challenges and comforts us. Read more

Fourteenth Sunday after PentecostAugust 29, 2021Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 You already know this, but Galveston is its own special place. Quirky might be one way to describe it. And part of that quirk is how we identify as Galvestonians. Some of us are proudly BOI. “Born on the island.” Of course, this can also mean Read more

Thirteenth Sunday after PentecostAugust 22, 2021John 6:56-69 As we packed up to move from Spring to Galveston, I took great care with some of my things. The little doo-dads and souvenirs I’ve picked up along the way, the trinkets that my daughter made me in pre-school. These are my most prized possessions. I wrapped them Read more