“But I have called you friends”

A sermon offered on the 6th Sunday of Easter, May 9, 2021, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greensboro, Alabama. “All of us here are friends, not because we agree on everything, not because we are the same political party, are from the same place, like the same things, we are friends because we loveContinueContinue reading ““But I have called you friends””

“I am the vine, you are the branches.”

A sermon offered on the 4th Sunday of Easter, April 25, 2021, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greensboro, Alabama. A sermon offered on the 5th Sunday of Easter, May 2, 2021, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Roanoke, AL. “We need to prune some things. But we also need to let some things runContinueContinue reading ““I am the vine, you are the branches.””

“I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me…”

A sermon offered on the 4th Sunday of Easter, April 25, 2021, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greensboro, Alabama. “‘I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice.’ To be a flock means that we are in relationship to otherContinueContinue reading ““I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me…””

“Our WHY is Christ crucified and risen.”

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 sinsContinueContinue reading ““Our WHY is Christ crucified and risen.””

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly”

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. SinContinueContinue reading ““It is only with the heart that one can see rightly””