faith, Jesus, and a conversation on the road
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 21st Sunday after the Pentecost Job 4:12-16, Psalm 22:1-15, Hebrews 4:12-16, Mark 10:17-31 “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? And are so far from my cry and from the words of my distress?” This psalm, a cry of lament, a cry of pain, anguish, abandonment, a cry of … Continue reading forsaken
A sermon preached for the Sunday marking the celebration of the Feast of St. Francis Very good. On the seventh day, God saw that everything that God had made was very good. This is creation. This is us, as part of creation. Creation is very good. We are very good. That can be hard to … Continue reading very good
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 the Eighth Sunday after the Pentecost, preached at the 5:30pm Saturday and 10:30am Sunday services Mark 6:14-29 Good morning! It is good to be back with you all this day after spending the past two weeks attending the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas. For those who don’t know, … Continue reading decorum and civility
