Proper 8 C + No excuses, follow + 6.29.25

M. Campbell-Langdell All Saints, Oxnard ( 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14; Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20; Galatians 5:1,13-25; Luke 9:51-62 ) Good morning! Thank you for welcoming me back and for your support of my time of rest and renewal during my sabbatical this past six weeks. It was not only a time of refreshment, but also a time to dig into my academic project. I am much closer to a working draft on best practices for Intercultural Ministry. I hope the visiting preachers inspired you and a special thank you to the preachers from our congregation who also participated. Please know that I have been praying for the whole community, especially in light of all the recent events related to ICE raids and more. During part of this time, I also got to travel. Pastor Alene and I traveled to Costa Rica for ten days, and the first week was spent in a retreat center in the beach town of Nosara, on the West side of the country. After arriving in town over some tremendously bumpy roads (turns out the ...