Suzi Pitts, Director of Communications Psalm 63:1-4 You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. 2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. 3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. 4 I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. Reflection: The [...]
Peggy Roe, Member, Board of Trustees Psalm 118:24 (NTB) This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Reflection: For more than thirty years, three friends and I met daily in the early morning hours to run three miles around the track at a nearby elementary school. Winter, summer, spring, or fall—hot weather, cold weather, or wet weather—almost nothing deterred us from making our daily run. The four of us included two Methodist women and an Episcopalian and Catholic man. Each of us had stable, long-lasting marriages, happy, wholesome families, and [...]
I have over 32 years of fond St. Luke’s memories. The beginning of my St. Luke’s experience was marrying my wife, Anne in the chapel in 1989, which seems like just a few years ago. Hard to believe I have lived more of my life since that day than prior, boy how time flies when you are having fun with marriage, kids, career, life. Once we had our son and daughter, Kevin and Ellen who are now respectively 28 and 26 our St. Luke’s life really took off. Because the church provides so many avenues for families to participate in [...]
Rev. David Horton Luke 1:46-55 46 And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; 49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. 50 His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. 51 He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. 52 He has brought [...]
Pat Deckert, member since 1988 Acts 28:17-20, 23-26 (New King James Version) 17 And it came to pass after three days that Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. So when they had come together, he said to them: “Men and brethren, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans, 18 who, when they had examined me, wanted to let me go, because there was no cause for putting me to death. 19 But when the Jews [...]
A PERSONAL PRAYER Gracious God, Someone asked me yesterday, as we stood at the graveside, “how are people welcomed into heaven? Are they greeted by St. Peter at the gate? Is it Jesus himself? Or is that a dumb question?” Not a dumb question, of course. It is a question we all have. But I had no good answer for him. All I could tell him is that the Scripture says we are “with the Lord,” seeing him “face to face” and “in Paradise.” And I could tell him that while we are running the race here, the saints in the church triumphant are [...]
Karen Limmer Acts 27: 21-26 NIV After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: “Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss. But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed. Last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood beside me and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; [...]
Cindy Donaldson, Member of St. Luke’s, worshipper at The Story Houston Acts 26:17-18 (The Voice) I will rescue you from your Jewish opponents and from the outsiders - for it is to the outsiders I am sending you. It will be your mission to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the kingdom of Satan to the kingdom of God. This is so that they may receive forgiveness of all their sins and have a place among those who are set apart for a holy purpose through having faith in Me. Reflection: [...]
Shelby Olive, Communications Associate Acts 22:6-10 6 “While I was on my way and approaching Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone about me. 7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ 8 I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ Then he said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you are persecuting.’ 9 Now those who were with me saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me. 10 I asked, ‘What am I to [...]
Michael Shook, St. Luke’s Member for 9 years, Leader and Teacher (among many) of the Genesis Class Acts 18:9-11 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. 10 For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.” 11 So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God. Reflection: I sometimes wonder when the Lord tells us to not be afraid (the most often found [...]
