I have an amazing lineup of new podcast guests for you in the coming months, and you won’t want to miss a single episode! Here's a sneak peek at what's coming up: __________________________________________________________________________ ✨  Jacquie Fazekas  - 12/24/25 I end the year with the amazing Jacquie Fazekas. Owner of Bama Health Foods and founder of the 501C3 nonprofit Bama Wellness Advocacy. She is passionate about empowering the community, especially the next genera

Date Preached: 0 7/17/22 Pentecost 6C Place: St. Thomas Episcopal Church Readings: Genesis 18:1-10a ; Psalm 15; Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42 Maturing Christians             Terri and I were grocery shopping the other day and I walked down the aisle looking for  the peanut butter, where suddenly I felt “product options overload.” There were at least 8 different brands of peanut butter, three textures (creamy, crunchy, and whipped), and at least two different sizes ava

Date Preached: 0 7/28/19 Pentecost 7C Place: Christ Memorial Episcopal Church, El Reno OK Readings: Genesis 18:20-32; Psalm 138; Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19); Luke 11:1-13 A 21 st Century Lesson on Prayer             “Lord teach us to pray” was the request we hear Jesus' disciples ask today.  One of my favorite movies “Bruce Almighty” is a comedy about “Bruce Nolan, a television reporter who is ungrateful and unhappy despite his TV popularity and the love of his girlfriend

Date: 08/31/22 Pentecost 8C Place: St. Matthews Episcopal Church, Sand Springs OK Readings: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23; Psalm 49:1-11; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21             "Vanity of Vanities," the Teacher said.  Vanity of Vanities.  All is Vanity."   Dictionary.com defines vanity as “excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities, or achievements.”  It seems that vanity or the focus on possessions, achievements, and even ourselves has become the s

Date Preached: 0 8-25-19 Pentecost 11C Place: St. Timothy’s Paul's Valley,  OK Readings: Isaiah 58:9b-14; Psalm 103:1-8; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17 Bound and Bent Over             A recent Forbes magazine article stated, “We spend as much as 12 hours a day in front of our screens.” Further, the report asserts, “Our time on social media shows measurable, causal differences in our mental health.” (6)  As we Americans make the choice to remain “stooped over” distracted b

Date Preached: 08/09/2021 A Celebration of New Ministry Place: St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, Tulsa, OK Readings: Numbers 21:4-9 ; Psalm 133, 134; Romans 12:1-18 ; John 15:9-16 Friendship in 21 st century             Jesus said, “I have called you friends.” I Googled the top 50 songs about friends the other day, which I will not name, but I will share just a few with you.  See how many of these songs, you have heard before:  Queen, “You’re my Best Friend,” The Beatles, “Wit