Rector’s Ramblings – March 20, 2025
My, how quickly…and slowly…things change! For much of my life, one of the existential concerns of our world was the prospect of population explosion. We were asked to consider a world in which we could not sustain the development to create housing and resources for all those human beings. Experts predicted st…
Rector’s Ramblings – March 13, 2025
One of the assigned essays for this week’s Lenten Book study was written by Martha Jarvis, the Anglican Communion’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. She began her essay on conflict by noting the gathering of thousands in Mozambique for a prayer service at which the Archbishop of Canterbury woul…
Rector’s Rambling – March 6, 2025
If you’ve ever worked in a restaurant, you know how stressful the restaurant industry can be. Sky-high anxiety, the manic flow of service, and personality clashes are typical. If you’ve seen the Hulu show The Bear, the writing and acting are accurate, according to those who have lived it. Beyond the kitchen, th…
Rector’s Rambling – January 29, 2025
Numerous childhood diseases that were either eradicated or nearly eradicated are starting to infect more and more children in recent years. While it’s still a tiny percentage, it continues to grow yearly as more families seek exemptions from childhood vaccines that most of us received without a second thoug…
Rector’s Ramblings – January 23, 2025
Wow. That was a fun couple of days! Snow on St. Simons for the second time! Ok, so it was mostly ice, but it still allowed for the creation of icemen (the colder, harder cousins of snowmen). I actually had to go digging around in the garage to find my ice scraper and snow brush, impressing even myself when …
Rector’s Rambling
January 16, 2025
I listened to an Atlantic article on aging via Apple News this week. The magazine’s title for the article is “The Longevity Revolution.” In Apple News, it’s entitled, “America Needs to Radically Rethink What it Means to Be Old.” Regardless, it’s about aging and the reality that we’re getting older. Rather, m…
Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend Sewanee’s service of Lessons and Carols remotely via livestream. I have not attended that service in any form for twenty years, and I forgot how beautiful it is. In that space, with that choir, it’s simply an experience unlike anything else I’ve had in the time since – although other services of Less…
This week marks the end of the 2024 Formula One season with the final race scheduled for Sunday in Abu Dhabi. Indy Car ended its season more than two months ago. I’ll have a little open-wheel racing withdrawal until March when both series start back up again. While both series had good years, Formula One was particularly fruitful, which is surpr…
I recently changed vehicles, saying goodbye to my large and thirsty SUV in favor of a very efficient car: a plug-in hybrid sedan. My decision to make the switch was really driven (pun not intended but noted) by two things. First, my growing unease with driving a vehicle that consumed so much fuel despite typically carrying one passenger, and the…
On Monday, a group of about twenty Christ Church folks made the trip down to Orlando for Mother Ashton’s father’s service. The funeral was moving, highlighting the best of what Episcopal worship has to offer. Our burial liturgy is beautiful and comforting and provided a meaningful way to honor and celebrate the life of Bishop Dabney Smith. The D…