faith, Jesus, and a conversation on the road
A homily for Ash Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Ash Wednesday is the Christian day especially set aside for penitence and seeking of God’s forgiveness, achieved through the reminder of our mortal lives that exist within this creation, the reminder that we are part of this creation of God and when our mortal lives end, we … Continue reading reconciliation
A weekly Rector's Notes article, February 24, 2020 The invitation of Lent is to draw closer to God. This is an invitation to a means of preparation for what is a taxing, emotionally draining, and emotionally overwhelming experience in Holy Week. This is an invitation to remind ourselves once more where the focus of the … Continue reading closer
A sermon for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany, Matthew 17:1-9 Have you ever been to the top of the mountain? I have. I wouldn’t be standing before you without having been there. In fact, I keep going back to the mountaintop to fill my being with the glory and radiance of Christ that is … Continue reading the mountaintop
A sermon for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, Matthew 5:21-37 Let your word be ‘Yes, Yes’ or ‘No, No’; anything more than this comes from the evil one. Yes, yes. No, no. Let your word mean what you say. Let your word be free of double speak, of confusion, of mystery, of tricks or … Continue reading yes, yes
A sermon for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Matthew 5:13-20 One of the distortions in certain Christian circles is a sense that there is a finality in one’s faith journey upon the acceptance of Christ and self-identifying as a believer and follower of the Son of God. That, somehow, the journey of faith reaches … Continue reading salt & light
