SUNDAY’S READINGS | July 25, 2021 2 Sam. 11:1-15 (or 2 Kgs. 4:42-44) Ps. 14 (or Ps. 145:10-19) Eph. 3:14-21 John 6:1-21 With divine power, the prophet Elisha turns a jar of oil into a vast supply, the sale of which delivers a woman from debt and the loss of her two children into slavery. Next, the prophet declares that a barren woman will give birth, and when the child falls … [Read more...] about 9 Pentecost, Year B: Human Need and Divine Generosity
Archives for July 19, 2021
Progress in the Pandemic: Christ Church, Tulsa
By William Hargrave When the Rev. Everett Lees assumed the role of Christ Church’s rector in 2011, the average Sunday attendance (ASA) was about 40. Years later, just before the pandemic, Christ Church was identified as one of the fastest-growing Episcopal parishes in the country, with a 2018 ASA of 207, and 230 for 2019. Tulsa’s population grew by only half of one percent … [Read more...] about Progress in the Pandemic: Christ Church, Tulsa
The Gospel and a Mermaid
By Sarah Cornwell A Reading from the Gospel of Mark 4:1-20 1 Again he began to teach beside the lake. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the lake and sat there, while the whole crowd was beside the lake on the land. 2 He began to teach them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: 3 “Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4 … [Read more...] about The Gospel and a Mermaid