faith, Jesus, and a conversation on the road
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 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
A sermon for All Saints Day, Luke 6:20-31 There is a certain absurdity in what we are called to live into in terms of our faith, our lives as Christians. We have Christ today speaking blessing and woe, and I do plan on touching upon this, but I want to jump ahead to the end … Continue reading absurdity
A weekly Rector's Notes Article, October 28, 2019 When we launched our stewardship campaign we talked about stewardship in the way of love, framing our understanding of what it means to be stewards in this call of the life of faith that would have us walk in the footsteps of Christ, footsteps that lead a … Continue reading stewardship as the way of love
