Sermons
Sermon: September 27, 2026; Proper 21
Exodus 17:1-7 and Matthew 21:23-32 Repentance
In my first job out of college, I was an assistant manager in a small drug store chain. In about four years with the company, I was transferred several times to work with different managers to learn different management styles and to hone my skills to eventually, hopefully, to...
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Sermon: 9/20/2026 17th Sunday after Pentecost
Fairness, justice, abundance
Yesterday was the funeral service for our friend, Sheri Stallings. We were able to provide a place for people from a variety of faiths and denominations to come together here to celebrate the life of a person who lived her life living out Jesus’s commandment to love one anothe...
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Sermon: Sept. 13, 2026 16th Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 19
Forgiveness
Last week our Gospel reading was all about accountability. Jesus was teaching his followers tools to deal with conflict by telling them that if someone sins against them they should go directly to that person to try to resolve the issue. And if that doesn’t work, bring another...
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Creation Season
My 7 year old granddaughter, Freya, loves nature. She looks forward to planting flowers with me in the spring and when I’m looking for her, I can usually find her up in a tree. She loves all kinds of animals but is especially drawn to tiny creatures: bugs, spiders and worms. H...
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Sermon: Sept. 6, 2026
Conflict Resolution
Let us love one another, for love is of God, and God is love. “Owe no one anything, except to love one another.” Paul says to the Romans. He goes on to say, “Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.” Our motto, at St. James’, is Loving Pe...
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