faith, Jesus, and a conversation on the road
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 Tenth Sunday after the Pentecost, preached at all services John 6:1-21 There is a lot of meat (if you’ll excuse the phrase) to the stories of Jesus feeding great crowds. Stories about a miracle in multiplication. Stories about a miracle in sharing of what one has brought with them with the … Continue reading overabundance
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
A sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, preached at the 5:30pm Saturday and 10:30am Sunday services Mark 5:21-43 We have two stories today. It might seem odd at first glance that Mark would choose to insert a full story and illustration into the middle of what appears to be a perhaps entirely unrelated different … Continue reading claiming one’s right in faith
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
