Ken's e-Pistle January 24, 2024 Years ago, Harry Emerson Fosdick wrote in his work, The Manhood of the Master, “The Master prayed as naturally as a sleeping child breathes.” The more I pray, the more I like that phrase. To me it represents the description of how our prayer should be. Over the years [...]
Ken's e-Pistle January 17, 2024 Old Man Winter is knocking on our collective doors. As I type this missive, I am sequestered in my study, warmly bound in a wool sweater and looking out across the frozen landscape. The weather reports say that the main roads are passable but the secondary roads remain treacherous. [...]
Ken's e-Pistle January 10, 2024 We were all saddened to learn of the passing of Coy Temples this past week. As I mentioned in Worship, he was a remarkable scholar, veteran, barrister, judge, presbyter and friend. My memories of him hail from 10-15 years ago, long before his lengthy decline. Truth be told, I [...]
Ken's e-Pistle January 3, 2024 Some years back, probably more than I want to remember now, I took a personal retreat at a monastery. This particular group of religious men observed a discipline called Canonical Hours. It outlined times of work and prayer in such a way that you became keenly aware of the [...]
