The Journey Home

Make it a Good One

Preface

Preface by Peggy Herz Smith I
Navy Pilot to Parish Priest II
What a Wonderful Journey! by The Rt. Rev. Gethin B. Hughes, Bishop III
Bran Hall, the Cyclist by Donn F. Morgan, Ph.D. IV
A Living Gospel for the Living Desert by Dr. John Guest V

Contents

Pictures from the book

1984

 

Brad and Charlie                      1
I did a lot of bargaining 6
"Journey with Jonah" 8
Was Paul an Athlete? 12
Wearing Dignity: The Clothes of a Saint 15
Margaret--The Pearl of Scotland St. Margaret's Day 18


1985

"After Life"  22
"Follow Me: Head, Heart, Hands" 27
Entering Jerusalem--A Choice 32
Rules of the Road (For Summer) 36
Keep the Faith and Keep Paddling 38
"Spiritual Life Maps" 41
"Let Us Stand Together" (Isaiah 50) 45
"The Three Kicks of Money" 48


1986

Easter: "You, O Lord, Are My Lamp, My God, You Make My Darkness Light" 53
"The Lord Is My Shepherd" Blessed Assurance 55
The Good Portion of Mary (Surrendering Our Lives to God) 59
Choosing Life 63




1987

A Spirit-Filled Church 67
The Power of the Psalms 71
Angels--Celestial Beings and Divine Messengers 76
Baptism: The First Step to Sainthood All Saints' Day 80




1988

A New Year's Test for Self-Examination 83
Great Personalities of the Old Testament Moses 86
Ten Commandments--Number Nine Why Lying Doesn't Work 91
"A Near Look and a Far Vision" 95
"From 23 Cents to 175,000,000 Cents" St. Margaret's Builds a New Church 99
"On Being a Light in the World" (Twelve Commandments) First Day of Advent 103



1989
 

Striving to Excel In Building Up the Church 106
Deus Absconditus (The Missing God) 109
Good Friday: The Meaning of the Cross 114
Solomon's Prayer (Our First Day in the New Church Building) 117
The State of St. Margaret's Church 121


1990
 

Prayer 126
"Get Yourself a New Spirit and a New Heart" 126
Getting New Hearts and New Spirits 130
Surviving Christmas 134
The Annunciation "Saying Yes to God" 138


1991
 

"These Are Times Which Try Men's Souls" 141
"Take Heart, It Is I" (Have No Fear) 145
"How Can We Sing the Lord's Song When We Are On Alien Ground?" (Psalm 137) 148
Christmas: "Home for the Holiday" 152


1992
 

Surprised by Joy 155
Noah and The Ark 158
"For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free" (The Eighth Day) 161
 The Third Deadly Sin--Anger 164
The Fifth Deadly Sin--Avarice 169
Seeking and Serving Christ in All Persons (A Baptismal Homily) 174
Travelling Light (Lightening Up Your Life) 177
Finding Faith: Those Who Go Through the Desolate Valley Will Find It a Place of Springs (Psalms 84) 181
Finding Faith: Baptism--Our Loyalty Oath to God 185
   

1993
 

Will You Please Hold Me? A Reflection on Intimacy 188
Engaging Your Most Powerful Gear What a Friend We Have in Jesus 192
The Theology of Tennis Keeping Your Eye on the Ball 195
Saying I'm Sorry (On Forgiveness) 199
Why Advent? Time to Prepare for Christmas 203


1994
 

Palm Sunday: "The Beginning of Holy Week" 206
The Sigmund Wollman Reality Test (Inconvenience or Problem?) 209
"And They Were Amazed" 213
Walden Revisited Solitude, Simplicity and Trust 217
The Music Man: When Dreams Come True 220
Speaking Words Which Heal and Tell the Truth 225
Christmas 1994: Walking in the Light 230

 

1995
 

Journey III: (Gideon) 232
Journey V: The Path of Love 236
A Pilgrim's Tale (Holy Week) 240
Easter 1995 (Light and Life) 243
Thanksgiving 246
Christmas 1995: ("You Can Have My Room") 249


1996
 

Rules of the Road (For the New Year 1996) 251
"On Friendship" (Anamchara--Soul Friend) 255
Honk If You Love Jesus (High Flying Geese) 259
Creation 263
The Trueing of America's Soul II (Have We Lost Our Moral Compass?) 268
"Just Build the Ark and the Animals Will Come" (A Vision of St. Margaret's) 273
Stories of Faith 278


 

1997
 

Rules of the Road (For the New Year 1997) 281
Rules of the Road II 285
The Bible--Our "Owner's Manual" for Life 289
The Octave of Holy Week "The Three Great Processions" 293
Mother's Day--1997 Five Marks of Parenting 296
Heaven--Life After Life 300
Heaven II--Life After Life 305

 

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