by jakeowensby | Jan 19, 2023 | Lenten Study, Matthew 4:12-23
Despite the heat and humidity of late-July Florida, I strapped on my shoes for an afternoon run. The relief of getting out of the house and capturing a few quiet minutes on my own outweighed the threat of heat stroke. Andrew, our firstborn, was just a few weeks...
by jakeowensby | Jan 24, 2020 | Matthew 4:12-23
In life’s most important things, you don’t really know what you’re getting into until you’ve already plunged in. Or, as Rumi says more poetically, “As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.” Take parenting, for instance. You may know a great deal about child...
by jakeowensby | Jan 20, 2017 | 3 Epiphany A, Matthew 4:12-23, Uncategorized
[Listen to the Audio] Gunshots have been greeting us in the early morning hours of our weekends. The thump, thump and the crack, crack, crack penetrate our shutters before the sunlight can. We’re not hearing gang turf battles or drug deals gone wrong. Duck hunters and...
