A sermon offered for the 4th Sunday After the Epiphany, January 31, 2021, at St. Simon Peter Episcopal Church, Pell City, Alabama. "We can be right all day long, but we have to take care with this exousia (liberty/authority) that our knowledge give us....We must use our knowledge guided by our love of God and … Continue reading “Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.”

A sermon offered for the 2nd Sunday After the Epiphany, January 17, 2021, at St. Simon Peter Episcopal Church, Pell City, Alabama. Today, in the midst of turmoil and uncertainty, we hear the story of the calling of Samuel as the Prophet of the Lord. Tomorrow, in the midst of turmoil and uncertainty, we will … Continue reading “The lamp of God has not yet gone out.”

There is still a lot of work to be done to process the violent events of today, but here is a reflection that serves as my starting point. "What is happening in our capitol today is wrong. It is an assault on the foundations of our country. It has revealed one part of who we … Continue reading Our Epiphany

A sermon offered for the 2nd Sunday After Christmas, January 3, 2021, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Roanoke, Alabama. “Herod’s response to the birth of Christ was fear, deception, and violence. The Magi’s response was wonder and wandering, and ultimately joy upon finding Jesus in Bethlehem. In that little town of Bethlehem, the fear of … Continue reading For we observed his star at its rising