Why did the president cross the road?

It seems meet and right to add my voice to the chorus of Episcopal clergy reflecting on the events of this week. While this week has been a whirlwind of emotions and images, I want to center my reflection on two particular images: one the whole world has seen and one that is perhaps notContinueContinue reading “Why did the president cross the road?”

A sermon for an ordination

On May 28, 2020, I had the joy of preaching for my friend Drew’s ordination to the transitional diaconate at Canterbury Chapel in Tuscaloosa. Canterbury Chapel was my sending parish for ordination. So it is always wonderful to come home, especially to celebrate a friend’s ordination. Readings: Jeremiah 1:4-9 * Psalm 84 * Acts 6:2-7ContinueContinue reading “A sermon for an ordination”

“What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.”

A sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter offered during online worship for Trinity Commons, Birmingham, Alabama. This is one of my favorite passages from Acts–Paul preaching at the Areopagus–that I tried to set it into conversation with one of my favorite TV shows–Mad Men (S2E7). Acts 17:22-31 Psalm 66:7-18 John 14:15-21   https://youtu.be/NeaOCNiStI4  ContinueContinue reading ““What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.””