Welcome to Thursday Evenings at All Hallows. An autumn evening, the rustle of falling leaves, the flickering of candlelight, the fragrance of spiced apple cider. Time to conclude a busy day with prayer. Reading: Matthew 25: 14-30 Message: Good and Faithful Servants Link: https://allhallowsmurray.blogspot.com/2023/11/thursday-evenings-at-all-hallows_16.html Please feel free to share this
Welcome to Thursday Evenings at All Hallows. Jesus left his disciples with these words, “…you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. In westernmost Kentucky October is harvesttime for farmers and gardeners—beans, cabbage, carrots, chard, collards, potatoes, sweet corn, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, winter squash, zucchini and summer squash. By Thanksgiving in late November, what can be harvested will have been gathered in. On some farms
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. In J. K. Rowling’s fantasy novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the “deathly hallows” are three powerful magical objects. But “hallow” also has other meaning from the one used in Rowling’s novel. We find it used in the Lord’s Prayer, “…hallowed be thy
Welcome to Thursday Evenings at All Hallows. It is an ancient custom of the Church to light a lamp and to sing a hymn in praise of Christ as the Light as dusk settles over the community and the lights of evening begin to shine. Lighting a lamp or
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. Jesus told his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.” Whatever our circumstances, Jesus calls us to follow him with the same words, “…give up your own
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. The Saturday evening news is filled with bad news. Two mass stabbing In South Korea two weeks apart. Wildfires raging out of control on the island of Maui. 80% of the town of Lahaina destroyed. 89 people killed. Hundreds unaccounted for. At least two
Welcome to Thursday Evenings at All Hallows. This evening we will be taking a look at one of Jesus’ more challenging teachings. Following this teaching is one of the things that set Jesus’ disciples apart from the rest of the world. It is not the only thing, but it