faith, Jesus, and a conversation on the road
A rector's notes article for October 22, 2018 Advent brings us to a season of gifts. The gift of family. The gift of celebration. The gifts that St. Nick leaves in your shoes on December 6. The gift of Bing Crosby singing Christmas carols. And the greatest gift we await is the coming of the … Continue reading the gift
A sermon for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost, Mark 10:35-45 Jesus gives his life as a ransom for ours. How can our lives possibly be that valuable? How is it that one man can sacrifice himself in place of us, and not just us, but all of us? How is it that this act of … Continue reading serve
A sermon for the 21st Sunday after the Pentecost Job 4:12-16, Psalm 22:1-15, Hebrews 4:12-16, Mark 10:17-31 “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? And are so far from my cry and from the words of my distress?” This psalm, a cry of lament, a cry of pain, anguish, abandonment, a cry of … Continue reading forsaken
An article for the weekly rector's notes of October 15 “We are the clay and you are the potter.” This imagery of being formed by God resonates deeply with me because of the intense care and attention that is alluded to within the statement, but also speaks to a saying I often hear from artists … Continue reading formation everywhere
A sermon preached for the Sunday marking the celebration of the Feast of St. Francis Very good. On the seventh day, God saw that everything that God had made was very good. This is creation. This is us, as part of creation. Creation is very good. We are very good. That can be hard to … Continue reading very good
