faith, Jesus, and a conversation on the road
A sermon for the Last Sunday After Pentecost, Luke 23:33-43 One of the most powerful experiences of church that I have ever had the privilege of enjoying was the week I spent at the Taize community. Taize is an ecumenical monastery with over 100 brothers living in community with one another in central-eastern France (the … Continue reading Jesus, remember me
A Rector's Notes Article for Monday November 18, 2019 The First Sunday of Advent falls on December 1 this year, which is also the Sunday immediately following Thanksgiving. The way the calendar falls this year, it will be tempting to see the month of December as a sprint to the finish line of Christmas, especially … Continue reading Slow down, quiet, it’s Advent
A sermon for the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 21:5-19 Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us … Continue reading endurance in vulnerability
A weekly Rector's Notes Article, November 11, 2019 This year, our vestry set two goals for us to accomplish together as a parish. The first goal we have met and exceeded with great passion and enthusiasm: strengthening and growing our ministries to those on the margins, especially the homeless. We have continued our youth severe … Continue reading Care taking of each other
A sermon for the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, Luke Focus. I grew up honing my ability to focus under pressure, to focus on the test in front of me, to focus on the next pass to make, to focus on the next move to hit, to drown out the sounds of the crowd so only … Continue reading focus
