Tag Archives: Prayer

The Easter Story: An Invitation to the Tuesday Night Bible Study

Posted on April 20, 2016 by stjamesblog

Actually, there’s more than one story. The four gospels present a variety of accounts of what happened that Easter morning, and how people reacted. Don’t get me wrong, the basic story is fairly well agreed upon. The tomb was empty, … Continue reading →

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Sweet Dreams

Posted on April 12, 2016 by stjamesblog

It does seem that God has a strange habit of waking people up to clue them into some important message or call on their life. Like most calls we receive in the middle of the night, it often means someone’s world is about to be turned upside down and their life changed. While every dream is not a direct message from God, there are times when grace is so strong that we know the message is from God and that it cannot be doubted. Continue reading →

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A Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Posted on January 21, 2015 by stjamesblog

Call me a church geek, but I’m enjoying one of my favorite weeks in the church year. It’s the week of prayer for Christian unity, bracketed by two important feasts, observances of two distinct events in the story of the … Continue reading →

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Remembering Bob Cook

Posted on September 23, 2014 by stjamesblog

In Thanksgiving for the Life and Legacy of The Rev. Robert Daniell Cook (1933-2014) When people ask me “What is your favorite hymn?” the answer rolls off my tongue rather quickly. “I Sing a Song of the Saints of God” is … Continue reading →

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A break in the cup.

Posted on September 16, 2014 by stjamesblog

The other night, we tried something new as a worshipping community. We called it, “Reflect.” We knew we wanted a time and space for open, incarnational-relational community building. What we didn’t know was what in the heck that looked like! … Continue reading →

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Pray this: “God…change my mind.”

Posted on September 3, 2014 by stjamesblog

C.S. Lewis once said this about prayer: “I don’t pray to change God’s mind. I pray to change my mind.” In a recent article in “Christian Century” magazine, Rowan Williams discusses the important issue of prayer from the perspective of … Continue reading →

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Standing on Holy Ground

Posted on January 21, 2014 by stjamesblog

by Bob Cook I had gotten to the church service a bit earlier than usual that morning, and as I sat there I wondered: what in the world am I doing here today? For one thing, it was the early … Continue reading →

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Deep Well of Mercy

Posted on October 15, 2013 by stjamesblog

By Kitty Davis   I begin the writing of this blog as I enjoy the privilege of a several night stay at a retreat center near Winston Salem.  The center is called the Well of Mercy, and it was an odd … Continue reading →

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I majored in Peace, War, and Defense in college. (Yes, it is a real major.) Thinking I was all set for a career in the marines, God showed me he had other plans for me and here I am. Even … Continue reading →

Posted on September 10, 2013 by stjamesblog | 1 Comment