A sermon offered on the 2nd Sunday of Easter, April 11, 2021, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greensboro, Alabama. “The church gets caught up in the HOW and the WHAT. How do we worship? How do we sing? How is the church organized? How do we get members? What counts as disciples? What sins … Continue reading “Our WHY is Christ crucified and risen.”

A sermon offered on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Roanoke, Alabama. “Mary, Peter, and the disciples were forever changed by their time with Jesus. And their experience of the risen Lord transformed their hearts to see the world through resurrection. The grave was no longer the final destination. Sin … Continue reading “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly”

This is a sermon offered on Maundy Thursday, April 1, 2021, at Christ Episcopal Church in Fairfield, AL. “In the gift of the Eucharist, Jesus invites us to remember the way God does. To remember the past—the Exodus from Egypt, the Last Supper with the Disciples—to remember the present moment of us gathered here in … Continue reading The Great Remembering

This is a sermon offered on the Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greensboro, AL. "We need the whiplash of the Palms and the Passion to experience the potential of Jesus’ earthly power and his divine power. We need to hold these two together to realize … Continue reading Palms, Passion, and Power

A sermon offered on Wednesday in the 5th Week of Lent at Prophets & Praise: Lenten Prayers in Linn Park, Birmingham, Alabama. “The cleansing of the Temple, especially how it is told in John, should keep clergy types and church leaders on their toes. It is a reminder that while even while everything is working … Continue reading Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego