George Saunders, Pastoralia: Stories and a Novella (New York: Riverhead Books, 2000), 189 pages. As I read the novella, Pastoralia, I was reminded of the trapped souls in Kafka’s writings. Here, two characters are a part of a primitive … Continue reading
Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Acts 22:17-29 July 29, 2018 Last week, in our walk through the final chapters of the Book of Acts, we left Paul on the steps of the Roman barracks, adjacent to the Court … Continue reading
Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking (New York: Penguin Books, 2000), 326 pages, notes and some photographs. 13 hours and 58 minutes on Audible. The title drew my attention. I’m a wanderlust and walker so this book was … Continue reading
Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Acts 21:27-22:1 July 22, 2018 Last week we learned that Paul finally arrived in Jerusalem. There’s a warm welcome by the leaders of the church. They praise God for the work that … Continue reading
Brendan McDonough with Stephan Talty, Granite Mountain: The Firsthand Account of a Tragic Wildfire, Its Lone Survivor, and the Firefighters Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice (New York: Hachette Books, 2016), 178 pages plus an insert of 8 pages of prints. … Continue reading
With a new PBS documentary coming on our Mister Rogers, along with a movie starring Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers in the works, it’s a good time to look back on this gentle man and what he taught. For a couple … Continue reading
Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Acts 21:1-17 July 15, 2018 We continue our journey through the Book of Acts this week as we explore the third and final leg of Paul’s journey to Jerusalem. You can see … Continue reading
This article appeared in the October 22, 2007 issue of the Presbyterian Outlook. The photo is from the early 1990s and shows Brent and a younger me (I still had some hair) after a day of skiing in Ellicottville, NY. … Continue reading
Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Acts 20:17-38 July 8, 2018 We’re back to Acts this week, the book in the Bible that informs us of the amazing feats of God. God took a measly group of disciples and … Continue reading
Eric Goodman, In the Days of Awe (New York: Washington Square Press, 1991), 288 pages. It appears that Jewish Joe Singer has hit rock bottom. A talented pitcher is, at the end of one season, divorced and banned from baseball. … Continue reading
Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Mark 5:1-20 July 1, 2018 Having been away for nine days and knowing I was going to be in a time crunch, I’m taking a break from our tour through the Book of Acts … Continue reading
