Faith Stories: Communion with a Cat In the summer of 2016, it began to rain in south Louisiana. We are a land of swamps and streams, a place all too
Faith Stories: Stewardship Sunday 2019
Faith Stories: Stewardship Sunday 2019 2 Corinthians 9:7 says “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God
Faith Stories: Growing Through Grace
Faith Stories: Growing Through Grace When asked to speak on Stewardship, little did I know how the theme would make my head swim. I prayed to God and asked for
Faith Stories: Keep Our Vision Growing
Faith Stories: Keep Our Vision Growing Last week Kathy King shared some of the key points in the life of St. John’s since it was chartered in 1961. Today we
Faith Stories: For Which We are Thankful
Faith Stories: For Which We are Thankful As Lane suggested in her sermon, we would like to share some of our history and the things for which we are thankful.
Faith Stories: Looking Back with Gratefulness
Faith Stories: Looking Back with Gratefulness As I prepared this message, I was thankful for being given the opportunity to look back with gratitude on all that St. John’s has
Faith Stories: Do you have to be slapped upside your head by God like I do?
Faith Stories: Do you have to be slapped upside your head by God like I do? For the past few years I have been praying to God for direction: What
Faith Stories: Angels at Christmas Time
Faith Stories: Angels at Christmas Time Adapted from the Children’s Moment on Sunday, December 17, 2017, based on Matthew 1:18-25. I know that you are as excited as I am
Faith Stories: Jonah’s Slimy Mess
Faith Stories: Jonah’s Slimy Mess A Personal Reflection on Jonah 1:17 – 2:10 This summer the children’s Sunday school classes did a lesson about the story of Jonah in the
Faith Stories: A Prayer and a Book
Faith Stories: A Prayer and a Book As a 20-year-old man in 1982, I felt the presence of God for the first time. A pastor of a church in New