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 6:2-7 … Continue reading A sermon for an ordination
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 … Continue reading “What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.”
A sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter offered during online worship for Trinity Commons, Birmingham, Alabama. Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 23 John 10:1-10 https://youtu.be/mY2XhLy3MnI Audio only: https://s3.amazonaws.com/dfc_attachments/public/documents/3277052/Easter_4_Audio.m4a
The Second Sunday of Easter gives us the story of Thomas and offers a chance to consider how doubt and faith go hand in hand. Readings: Acts 2:14a,22-32 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 Psalm 16 https://youtu.be/AqvU476oRvs Audio only: https://s3.amazonaws.com/dfc_attachments/public/documents/3276528/Sermon_Easter_2_Audio.m4a
Part of being “notoriously Episcopalian” is a nerdy appreciation for the Book of Common Prayer. I have grown up with the current prayerbook, and really love the breadth of prayers it contains. I particularly love when a prayer seems to show up that I have either forgotten about or overlooked. In this season of pandemic, … Continue reading “And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly”
