St. Paul 's

In the Name... A singing group called "The Resurrection" was scheduled to sing at a church.  When a big snowstorm hit the area, the pastor fixed the outside ...

In the Name... There is a church in England, dedicated to the Ascension, which is remarkable for a particular piece of artwork.  Above the altar, the ceiling...

In the Name... A group of hikers were being led through the Montana wilderness by a guide. On the third day, the hikers noticed that the guide seemed perturb...

In the Name... A minister was teaching a Sunday school lesson and he told the kids that, as the pastor, he was like a shepherd and the congregation were the ...

In the Name… A Sunday School teacher asked the class, “Why did the Hebrews wander in the desert for forty years?” One boy put up his hand and said, “Because...

In the Name... Some years ago I heard the phrase, "God so loved the world...that he didn't send a committee." I think we can all relate to that. On the oth...

In the Name... Two young monks both wanted to smoke during Lent and decided to ask the abbot. The first asked, but was told no. The second came out of the a...

In the Name... A man showed up at the door of the rectory and said, “Father, there’s a poor family in town who desperately need help. They have nine childre...

In the Name... A friend from Kentucky once joked with me that he had always thought the Sermon on the Mount referred to the instructions to the jockey. I r...

In the Name… One morning, over breakfast, a woman said to her husband, “I’ll bet you don’t know what today is.” “Oh, yes”, he said, “I know”. And he left q...

In the Name... Among the fables of Antiquity, there is the story of the pheasant and the eagle. The pheasant was envious of the eagle and would stew over qu...