faith, Jesus, and a conversation on the road
A weekly Rector's Notes Article, December 30, 2019 I have never made a New Year Resolution before. I have (sometimes, likely not often enough) engaged in a very devoted Lenten Practice. I've made life changes based on events throughout my life, but I have never made a New Year Resolution. Perhaps it's the little bit … Continue reading resolution
A sermon for the 14th Sunday After Pentecost, Luke 15:1-10 What is our value? When we answer this question, what then is our responsibility in understanding that value? The lessons that Jesus offers today are both an answer to the grumbling of the Pharisees and an explanation of the boundaries, the limits (or lack thereof) … Continue reading value
A sermon for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 “With great power comes great responsibility.” This one sentence, spoken by Uncle Ben to a newly bitten Peter Parker in the first Spider-Man film from 2002, helped launch the modern Superhero film genre that recently culminated in Avengers: Endgame and the most recent Spider-Man … Continue reading power & responsibility
A sermon for the First Sunday in Lent, Luke 4:1-13 We begin Lent out in the wilderness with Christ. Christ has just been baptized, he is filled with the Holy Spirit, he has been recognized and named by God, and the Spirit leads him out into the wilderness to prepare for what is to come. … Continue reading temptations
A weekly Rector's Notes article, March 11, 2019 This is the first article discussing the themes for our Lenten series based on The Way of Love Through our baptism we go through an experience of death in order to be brought back again into a new life. We become dead to sin and are made … Continue reading turn
