Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Numbers 11:10-15 January 27, 2019 This is our second week exploring the “land between,” that place where we find ourselves between a rock and a hard place. When we are in the land between, … Continue reading
Billy Beasley, The Preacher’s Letter. (Little Elm, TX: eLectio Publishing, 2018), 265 pages Troy Dawkins is a middle aged kid trying to figure out life. He lives a solidarity life with his dog, Max, working as a bouncer at … Continue reading
Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Numbers 11:1-9 January 20, 2019 As we worship in his beautiful sanctuary on a mild, yet wet and windy winter day, we should acknowledge and be thankful. Not everyone gathering for worship … Continue reading
Needing some “me” time, I took off Sunday afternoon and paddled over to Little Tybee Island, where I camped, returning on Monday. The weather was marginal, as it had rained in the morning and was still gray at 3:30 PM, … Continue reading
Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church January 13, 2019 Psalm 29 Upcoming! Starting next week, I will be preaching a series of sermons from the Book of Numbers. In this series, we’ll look at the Hebrew … Continue reading
Olivia Laing, To the River (Edinburgh: Canongate, 2011), 281 pages, a few black and white photos. The first sentence of this book, “I am haunted by waters,” jumped out at me. I’d read it before. It’s the ending line … Continue reading
Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Matthew 2:1-12 January 6, 2019 This Sunday is Epiphany. In the Christian calendar it marks the end of the Christmas season as we see the decorations disappear. Epiphany means a surprise … Continue reading
Scott Stillman, Wilderness: The Gateway to the Soul (Boulder, CO: Wild Soul Press, 2018), 198 pages. I really wanted to like this book. I thought I would enjoy it. After all, like Stillman, I have done many wilderness trips, both … Continue reading
