Forward Day By Day – December 9, 2020

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

The psalmist is helpless, weak, possessed of a soul that “is weary with sorrow.” Nonetheless, the psalmist wants to remain focused on God’s decrees. Succumbing to fear or insecurity or hostility or meanness is as dangerous as it ever was—more dangerous even than...

Forward Day By Day – December 8, 2020

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Once, I was eating quietly at a favorite café in town, enjoying some alone time. As I prepared to leave, I asked a waitress to assist me. Despite her best efforts and my repeated attempts to explain how to help me, we did not have a good interaction. Flustered, I...

Addiction and Responsibility

Monday, December 7, 2020

by the Rev. Seamus Doyle, member of the Addiction Recover Ministry As I talk to clergy and other professionals about addiction and recovery, there seems to be the impression that “alcoholics are not responsible.”  What we have to keep in mind is that those who...

Addiction: What is it?

Monday, December 7, 2020

by the Rev. Dr. Seamus Doyle, member of the Addiction Recovery Ministry So, what’s your new addiction since COVID19?  Reading? Running around the house? Video games? Bible reading? Ah, sure don’t we all have an addiction and some of them are harmless? Well, it...

Forward Day By Day – December 7, 2020

Monday, December 7, 2020

For the last three years, I have had the privilege of speaking at career day at my nephews’ school. I talk to fourth graders about being an artist—it’s one of the highlights of my year. I love children’s genuine curiosity and teachable attitudes. La….(View this...

Forward Day By Day – December 6, 2020

Sunday, December 6, 2020

Late one afternoon, a dear friend I hadn’t seen in years came to see me at the art gallery. We laughed and shared stories with my gallery friends and co-creators. We made plans to enjoy a quiet dinner later that evening. Just as we were closing the galler….(View...

Forward Day By Day – December 5, 2020

Saturday, December 5, 2020

When we lived in Memphis, Tennessee, our family provided meals and a quiet space for prayer and spiritual guidance for people who didn’t know where else to go. One afternoon, Mom found a man on our front porch. We let him sleep for a while, and when he wo….(View...

Forward Day By Day – December 4, 2020

Friday, December 4, 2020

When I was a little girl, I was fascinated by C.S. Lewis’s book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I was low-key obsessed with how Aslan tore the White Witch to shreds and freed Narnia from her evilness and hate. As I study today’s passage ….(View this...

The 24th Presentation of Honored Women of the ECW

Thursday, December 3, 2020

Pictured: (RIght) Marcie Anthony-Courtney and (left) Dianne Gill. The 24th Presentation of Honored Women By the Episcopal Church Women In the Diocese of LouisianaRecognized for her ministry and service in the name of our Lord Jesus ChristAcknowledged at the 133rd ECW...

Forward Day By Day – December 3, 2020

Thursday, December 3, 2020

From the Archives: April 14, 1956Do the moral and ethical teachings of Jesus ever frustrate you? They do me. They nearly got me down once. I wanted to be good. I tried to fulfill all the requirements of Christianity. I wanted to be acceptable to God. I can still see...