Salt & Light
“Salt & Light”
Sermon by The Rev. Brad Landry
February 5, 2023
Jesus tells his disciples you are the salt of the earth. Imagine a well seasoned steak or salted popcorn or those cookie fix cookies that have just the right amount of salt on them for that perfectly sweet taste. The world needs your seasoning, and in a time that seems very hazy, Jesus reminds us we are the light of the world.. and the world needs your light. I have discovered that at All Saints we are not plain vanilla, our feasts are tasty and our light is bright, and for that I say thanks be to God.
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July 20 The Rev. Geoff Evans, Canon to the Ordinary Geoff Evans serves as the Canon to the Ordinary at the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama since January 2022. Prior to this role, Geoff was the Rector at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church from February 2014 to December 2021 and served as the Associate Rector at Saint Mary's on the Highland's Episcopal Church from June 2010 to February 2014, focusing on outreach, young adult and family ministries, and worship coordination. Geoff Evans holds a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from Virginia Theological Seminary, earned between 2007 and 2010, and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Language and Literature from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, obtained from 2003 to 2006.

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