faith, Jesus, and a conversation on the road
A short article written for the June 2018 Cathedral Chimes We all know the Episcopal Church is an institution that loves its sense of tradition. We are very particular about how we approach the beauty of our liturgy, the expression of our faith, the spread we put out for coffee hour, because of the traditions … Continue reading on baseball and tradition
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
A sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, preached at the 5:30pm Saturday and 10:30am Sunday services John 15:1-8; 1 John 4:7-21 When I worked as a Campus Ministry Intern at Kansas State University, one of my primary responsibilities was waking up three college students (all freshman my first year) and arriving at the local … Continue reading bear fruit not fear
A sermon for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, preached at the 5:30pm Saturday and 8am Sunday services Matthew 22:1-14 The gospels, at their heart, are a collection of stories. Now, this is not a sermon about how the gospels are simply stories that teach us things, but aren’t real, and shouldn’t be regarded as such, … Continue reading storytelling
This sermon was preached at the 8am and 10:30am Sunday Services, the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 13;31-33, 44-52 Today is about kingdom. Today is about how we interact with kingdom, how kingdom interacts with us. And, these (many) descriptions, parables about the kingdom are not the same. There are similarities. It makes sense why … Continue reading kingdom
