faith, Jesus, and a conversation on the road
A sermon for the 23rd Sunday after the Pentecost, Mark 10:46-52 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on … Continue reading Bartimaeus
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 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost One of the most powerful things we possess is our voice. This is why those who have power try and silence the voices of those who would rise to challenge them. Our voices are used to spread ideas, used to spread information, used to spread revolution, but … Continue reading voice
A sermon for Trinity Sunday, preached at the 5:30pm Saturday and 10:30am Sunday Services John 3:1-17 By a show of hands, who here has been born again? Every single baptized Christian here today should have their hand held high. Being born again is not language that we typically are comfortable with in the Episcopal Church. … Continue reading born again
A sermon for the Seventh Sunday of Easter preached at the 10:30am service John 17:6-19 There are two important things that I’d to accomplish today with my sermon. The first, is to set the stage for where we are in our story, to set the stage for where we are in our seasonal calendar. The … Continue reading may be one
