Sermons
Sermon: Mark 3 20 35
We do not have to go quietly into the night, we are no longer afraid of the dark, Jesus is our light.
I’m going to tell you something about myself that you probably don’t know. It is actually a little embarrassing. I’ve talked so much about being a child of the 60’s — peace and love. So you probably would not expect that my favorite genre of movie is disaster movies. All kinds...
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Sermon: 7 Easter Year B 5/12/2024 - John 17:6-19 and Mother’s Day
Power in prayer
If there’s anyone who prays harder than a mother prays for her children, it’s Jesus. There’s power in prayer. Even if the answers to prayer are not always what we want, they seem to be covered in something that is more important. They are covered in love, peppered with protect...
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Sermon: Pentecost Year B 5.20.2024
Episcopalian lingo
Sometimes, being an Episcopal priest is hard. Not the ministry part. Not the worship part, but that does play into what I’m about to say, but trying to explain who and what we Episcopalians are. Like many industries and organizations, we have our own lingo. We have hard-to-def...
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Sermon: Easter 6 Year B 2024: John 15:9-17
Final Discourse
I know some of you feel you were off the hook after hearing today’s Gospel last week, but I’m glad you are here today to dig into this part of what is known as the Final Discourse. It might be some of the most important words in Jesus’ ministry because it defines not only the ...
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Sermon 5 Easter Year B: John 15:1-8; 1 John 4:7-21
ABIDE
Fourteen. So far. Sixteen are planned. And I know even more will come by the end of this worship service. What am I talking about? A single word: ABIDE. Jesus says it. John repeats it. I’m going to talk about it now. ABIDE It’s a word that feels good. Much like the comfort we ...
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