The Communal Fire

by Rev. Henry R. Stone on June 30, 2020August 11, 2020

When we dropped our son in Virginia for school several years ago, we traveled through Williamsburg, and then meandered down the James River to Westover Plantation. We stopped to explore this beautiful pre-Revolutionary War house and grounds. Bounded to the south by the James River, we discovered a beautiful pre-revolutionary war home. We found a well-tended Georgian […]

Quotes from Christian History

by Rev. Henry R. Stone on June 15, 2020August 11, 2020

On Mondays, I’ll be sharing a quote from Christian history to help us learn and grow by engaging with those Christians who come before us as we sit at a soul table. In his book The Last Word N. T. Wright pens: ‘If the Bible is not simply “revelation,” neither is it simply a devotional […]

I Am a Sheep

by Rev. Henry R. Stone on June 2, 2020June 8, 2020

‘Two guys are walking through the woods and come across this big, deep hole. ‘“Wow…that looks deep.”’ ‘“Sure does…toss a few pebbles in there and see how deep it is.” So, they pick up a few pebbles and throw them in and wait…no noise. “Dude. That is REALLY deep…here…throw one of these great big rocks […]