Category Archives: Sermons

A postcard for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost 08/07/22 Altar flowers at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Roanoke, Alabama, August 7, 2022. Hebrews is a mysterious book of the Bible. Hebrews was originally attributed to Paul, but early in the life of the Church it was understood that it was not one of Paul’s letters.ContinueContinue reading “By anonymous”

A postcard for the 8th Sunday after Pentecost 07/31/22 Altar cross (Christus Rex) at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Birmingham, Alabama. What we choose to see matters. In art, the artist makes conscious choices of what the viewer will see. Artists can use line, light, and shadow to direct our attention to parts of theContinueContinue reading “What do you see?”

A postcard for the 7th Sunday after Pentecost 07/24/22 The hydreangas put on quite a show this Sunday, July 24, 2022. Where you’re planted matters. After church on Sunday, a few of us were talking about The Book of Common Prayer and our liturgy (especially Holy Eucharist). We share how enriching it was to learnContinueContinue reading “Planted in good soil”

A postcard for the 6th Sunday after Pentecost 07/17/22 This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI Sometimes you just got to say “wow.” By now it is obvious thatContinueContinue reading “Space is cool”

A Postcard for the 5th Sunday after Pentecost 07/10/22 First full-color image from the James Webb Telescope released July 11, 2022. Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI “In our prayers for you we always thank God . . . That is how the writer of Colossians begins their letter, with gratitude for the ministry ofContinueContinue reading “We always thank God”