faith, Jesus, and a conversation on the road
A sermon for the Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost, August 12, 2021 John 6:51-58 The people listening to Jesus are thoroughly confused at this point. He’s performed a miracle in feeding thousands from practically nothing. He disappeared but they followed him across the sea and found him once more. And he began to teach about that … Continue reading “I am the bread, my flesh is true food”
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 Fourth Sunday of Advent “Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means, “God is with us.” “God is with us.” We prepare this final Sunday of Advent with the knowledge that God will be with us soon. We do so, not through … Continue reading o come, emmanuel
A sermon for the Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost: Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8 Jacob wrestles with a man throughout the night on the shores of the Jabbuk. Even after his hip is put out of place, Jacob persists, not winning the battle, but refusing to let go, refusing to lose the … Continue reading persistent faith, persistent justice
