by jakeowensby | Feb 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Kate Bowler had been suffering bouts of debilitating intestinal distress for some time. Eventually a specialist diagnosed her condition as cancer. Stage IV cancer. She was 35 years old. A rising star at Duke. Married to her high school sweetheart. And the mother of...
by jakeowensby | Feb 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. During this season of the Church year people make a special effort to pray, study, fast, and serve their numbers in works of mercy. Even though Lent is a penitential season, its purpose is to prepare us to celebrate the...
by jakeowensby | Feb 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
The following Order of Worship may be used to participate in the entire Ash Wednesday Service on Facebook (@bishopjakeowensby) or just check out the brief reflection at this blog on Feb. 17 at 7:00 a.m CT or anytime later. If you like, gather a small amount of dirt...
by jakeowensby | Feb 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
We all hide. To one degree or another, we conceal things about ourselves from other people and obscure things about ourselves that we cannot bear to face. That’s one of the peculiar things about humans. We frequently wear masks because we think we have to. We pretend...
by jakeowensby | Feb 12, 2018 | Isaiah 58:1-12
Some friends of mine had taken the long drive to visit the Deep South state in which they had grown up and from which they had long departed. They glided past featureless fields, abandoned and derelict farmhouses, shuttered main streets, and flat expanses of red clay...
