Sermons
Maundy Thursday Sermon
Tonight is about Stripping
Tonight is about stripping. But it’s no tease. Tonight is called Maundy Thursday because it’s the night we remember the mandate Jesus gives anyone who wants to be his disciple: Love one another as I have loved you. And what that love looks like is loss. You might be wishing I ...
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First Sermon by Rev. H. Elizabeth Back
Palm Sunday March 25 2018
What a heavy and grief-laden story. And told on a morning when I feel so light and full of joy. But isn’t that the way of salvation: all inclusive. I feel joy to be here at St. James Episcopal Church, Pewee Valley. I’m so thankful to be here today. I am so thankful to be your ...
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Who is my Neighbor
Reflections on Luke 10:25-37
(Events of the recent past have affected the content of this sermon. I hope the result is not a distortion!) In this passage in Luke we witness a dialogue between Jesus and a lawyer about the second of the two great commandments: Love your neighbor as yourself. Two questions i...
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Taken, Blessed, Broken, Given
a Sermon by Rev. Dr. Mary Abrams
Have you ever thought of yourself as God’s gift to the world. Now you might say Who? Me? Well I believe that I am God’s gift to the world. But if you think that sounds arrogant and that my ego is a bit too big let me quickly add that I believe that each of you are God’s gift t...
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Good Friday - Good Darkness
Good Friday 2016
We are in the thick of it. This Good Friday, this deep Lent, this fasting from life (or at least from basketball for an hour or so). The church year, with all its holy days, festivals and cycles of prayer and scripture, will lead you through such times like this of quiet and d...
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