A sermon for the Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost, Luke 17:11-19 The congregation was encouraged to shout out answers at the beginning of the sermon to two questions, some of the answers are recorded here... I come to you in the name of one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I have 2 questions for you … Continue reading turn back
Tag: way of love
stewardship in the way of love
A Weekly Rector's Notes Article, October 7, 2019 When Presiding Bishop Michael Curry announced the Way of Love at General Convention in 2018, he launched a movement in the Episcopal Church to examine where we have been and where we are going, through the lens of what it truly means to follow Jesus Christ. Through … Continue reading stewardship in the way of love
the sin of the rich man
A sermon for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 16:19-31 The Rich Man refuses to learn his lesson today. He has at his door a poor man in Lazarus, who begs for the slightest bit of mercy, even the dogs take pity on him, but the Rich Man does not see Lazarus, at least in … Continue reading the sin of the rich man
division
A sermon for the 10th Sunday After Pentecost, August 18, 2019, Luke 12:49-56 Jesus is the cause of division. That is not what we typically associate with Christ. When Christ says to the gathered people today, “Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather … Continue reading division
an advocate for peace
A sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, John 14:23-29 Being a Christian, doing the work that we are called to do, to live a life that runs counter to the prevailing culture, to stand against those who would make others less than, who would create levels of society where lack of care and concern, … Continue reading an advocate for peace