The Reverend Father Scott Looker is “The Hilltop Shepherd.”
Fr. Looker is a priest-in-residence at Church of the Messiah in Jacksonville, Florida. Church of the Messiah is a parish in the Charismatic Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Florida.
Fr. Looker is classically trained and educated priest, having taken his undergraduate degree from Loyola University of New Orleans before attending seminary at Nashotah House Theological Seminary.
In addition to his parochial duties, Fr. Looker teaches all of the high school English classes at Seacoast Christian Academy.
Fr. Looker has been married to his beautiful wife since 2004 and has four wonderful children. He enjoys rowing, has coached with the Jacksonville Rowing Club and is a devotee of the Inklings, C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien in particular.
Why choose “The Hilltop Shepherd’s Watch” as a name for this blog and “The Hilltop Shepherd” as an alias? The name “Looker” is an Old English word for the shepherds who kept their watches on the hilltops to maintain their flocks. As a priest and pastor, it seems quite appropriate.
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Fr. Scott, glad to see your new site. I will keep and eye on it.
Thanks, Fr. Bill. It was great to see you and Kathy on Thursday. God willing, it won’t be another month before we see you again.
nice site, lots of pertinent info. i’ll be subscribing via rss feeds
brian
pennsylvania
Thanks, Brian. I’m glad to have you subscribing. Be blessed.
Father Looker,
I am classmate and good friend of your father and sent me your blog page. I enjoyed reading it this morning and I know have it in my favorite places.
Blessings to you and your family!
Jerry Johnson
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Jerry. I’ve heard my dad talk about you often. It’s wonderful to hear from you. I hope you continue to enjoy my posts.
Be blessed,
First, congratulations, I’m proud of you. Second, a question for the priest to be, What’s a snow fence?
Thank you so much for your teaching on the curse of the fig tree! I found it very helpful.
Elena
You are very welcome, Elena. I am blessed that you found it helpful.
Scott … hello from Colorado Springs, CO and St. Luke’s Anglican Church … wow four kids … I hear that Fr. Dean may end up in Louisiana.