In preaching on this way of life Andrewes was encouraging not only the people of his time but also us in the twenty-first century to understand that as the created, they and we are created in the likeness of the creator. Furthermore in Baptism, Christians have received the Holy Spirit in order to pursue that life of holiness as opposed to a life of sin. To encourage us even more we have God's Son as the exemplar of holiness.

This is the third renourishment project for the south end of Amelia Island. The Second Law of Thermodynamics states that if a system is left alone, its entropy tends to increase, or in laymen's terms, the system tends to slow down or change its form, or deteriorate. Unless systems are maintained they will break down. Beaches will change, according to the influence of tides, currents, and storms, unless they are renourished. The same dynamic applies to our earthly lives.

Despite the revolution in the social media, conversation with friends or family is not everyone's gift. If you go into a restaurant you will find the younger customers looking down at their cell phones or other devices, surfing the web, checking email or text messages, rather than engaging in conversation with their families or friends. Couples stare into space or look at the television screen with nothing to say to one another. It is true that some people are more verbal than others.

I am a lot like my dog. If I am honest, as I age I am less aware of the moment I inhabit.