Saint Paul’s Pod

This week we ask ourselves, "what story are we living into?" What God does among us and through us is the story of God redeeming the world. We don't have to defeat the empire. We must tell the story of love, life and hope. 
 
 
Open the eyes of our heart, Lord. Let us have faith and taste the honey.

The 2nd Sunday of Easter Mother Dunn talks faith. Peter’s words about faith show us that sometimes we must have countercultural beliefs. We must face social and moral chaos with faith. Death could not hold Jesus. The resurrection holds up a mirror to remind us that we have been emboldened to exercise our faith
We must never allow ourselves to get caught up in the despair of today and lose the brightness of Jesus’s birth, life and resurrection.
The end is not yet and believers should remain calm and rely on God. We are change agents through faith, action and prayer. The church is people too. We’ve all been wounded, so we must find community and hope together through faith.

Run with fear and great joy! Christ is Risen! The first witnesses to the resurrection ran with fear and great joy. The new world came as Jesus defied death and exposed the frailty of the empire.  
The world has been redeemed, and the power of those who live by death is empty.
Just as Mary and Mary ran with fear and great joy, we must live the same way. There is great need and great conflict, but we can be joyous knowing God’s kingdom will come.
Let’s live out our lives with the gifts and exercise our testimonies, remembering our trials and difficulties to build resilience.

Father Biddy and Mother Dunn walk us through the passion as we experience Holy Week and prepare for the resurrection of Jesus.

The story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead is a precursor to Jesus’ ascension into heaven. It is when those opposing him find him truly dangerous.
As we reflect, consider your own comforts with prejudice and violence. What complicity impedes the call God has for your life? Many times, it is easier for us to leave all of who we are in the dark. But God invites us out of our self-inflicted tombs.
Join us all Holy Week with special services Thursday, Friday and Saturday and then join us for Easter on Sunday.

Bishop Frank Logue, our chief pastor of central and south Georgia visited Saint Paul's this week. He talked about how God looks on the content of the heart. The bible is full of stories of unlikely heroes. We are all unlikely heroes called to serve using our God-given talents.

Without credentials, power or answers we are called to participate in God’s redemption. The world already has a savior, and it isn’t us, but he saves through us.
God meets us exactly where we are just like the Samaritan woman at the well. Living water can wash us through and through, demonstrating the universality of God’s family
Even though we are a mess, we must tell the story of our ongoing redemption. We are always becoming, showing we cannot do this alone.
Thank God for Jesus.

 We are Christians by faith, not genre.
If we believe God’s word is true, we follow the commandments to love God and to love people.
Our testimonies would not exclude or put boundaries around people.
During Lent we take a sacred pause to strengthen our faith. Faith is not meant to be compartmentalized into genres to fit our preferences. We are Christians by faith, not genre.
 
Reflections on our country at war.
We pray for healing.
We pray for the needs of others
We converge our resources to God together, full of grace, bringing the peace of Christ in the world.

Jesus resists temptation in the wilderness. Jesus doesn’t “prove” himself. He shows the power of grace and steadfastness. Mirroring his love and grace, we can triumph over evil.

Ash Wednesday Service 2026