Sermons
Lent 5, Year A, 3/22/2026: A Reflection Letter to the Congregation (due to illness)
Today’s readings: Ezekiel 37:1-14, Psalm 130, Romans 8:6-11, John 11:1-45
Dear Good People of St. James’, I am so sorry I cannot be with you this morning. At our vestry meeting last Sunday, I ended our time telling the vestry how very tired I was. I went home and slept for three hours. Apparently, I was more than tired. After a meeting on Monday, I ...
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Sermon: 4th Sunday in Lent Year A 3/15/2026
John 9:1-41
Amazing Grace. How sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now, I’m found. Was blind, but now, I see. I once was lost, but now, I’m found. Was blind, but now, I see. Isn’t that the truth? It is only by God’s amazing grace that we come to see how Jesu...
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Sermon: The Third Sunday in Lent, Year A 2026
Woman at the Well: John 4:5-42
Did you know that what you just heard was the longest recorded conversation Jesus had with anyone in the Bible? Now, consider this: Jesus is not talking to one of his friends, or teaching in the Temple, or engaged in a theological discussion with other teachers. No. Jesus is t...
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Sermon: Lent 2, Year A March 1, 2026
John 3:1-17
While the Daughters of the King® were spending time together yesterday at their “Quiet Day,” I was in my office to work on this sermon and found myself writing a prayer. I don’t usually work this way. If I am going to write a prayer for the end of my sermon, it usually comes a...
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Sermon: 1st Sunday in Lent; Year A
2/22/2026 Temptation
As I was studying commentaries and contemplating the Gospel reading this week, I found myself uninspired. Nothing I was reading gave me direction and sometimes it was more confusing for me. Maybe because this has been a very busy week and I’ve been out of my routine. I’m not c...
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