Fr. Michael and Rev. Katie interview Jenn Lusher of Family Promise. Family Promise is a national organization that helps homeless children and their families return to stability.

Fr. Michael's sermon on "Driven by Love, not Anger" was a spur-of-the-moment change from what he worked on all week in preparation. Sunday morning, Dr. Jason commented that he had never heard anyone preach on the Gospel of the beheading of John. Fr. Micheal accepted the challenge!

The readings from this week were:

2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19

Psalm 24

Ephesians 1:3-14

Mark 6:14-29

Fr. Michael, Rev. Katie, Rev. Bob Graves, Rev. Walt Kindergan, and Rev. John Phillips gather to discuss the book of Jonah, which if the basis of our fall small group study.

Week V Scripture Meditation:

Jonah 4:1-11

Fr. Michael, Rev. Katie, Rev. Bob Graves, Rev. Walt Kindergan, and Rev. John Phillips gather to discuss the book Jonah, which if the basis of our fall small group study.

Week IV Scripture Meditation:

Jonah 3:1-10

Fr. Michael, Rev. Katie, Rev. Bob Graves, Rev. Walt Kindergan, and Rev. John Phillips gather to discuss the book of Jonah, which is the basis of our fall small group study.

Week III Scripture Meditation:

Jonah 1:17 – 2:10

Fr. Michael, Rev. Katie, Rev. Bob Graves, Rev. Walt Kindergen, and Rev. John Phillips gather to discuss the book of Jonah, which is the basis of our fall small group study.

Week II Scripture Meditation:

Jonah 1:4-16

Fr. Michael & Rev. Katie gather with Rev. Bob Graves, Rev. Walt Kindergan, and Rev. John Phillips to discuss Jonah. Our fall small group study is on "God's Boundless Compassion" in the Book of Jonah.

Fr. Michael and Rev. Katie sit down with Saranne Morrow, vestry member and lifelong Christ Church parishioner.

Fr. Michael's sermon on "When life takes more than you gave it," discusses clergy burnout and burnout for the rest of us. We can only give what we have. We need to intentionally fill our hearts in order to go back to service in the world.

The readings from this week were:

Exodus 24:12-18

Psalm 99

2 Peter 1:16-21

Matthew 17:1-9

Fr. Michael and Rev. Katie sit down with Dr. Jason Hobratschk, the Director of Music Ministry at Christ Church Pensacola.