This week I got to return to Christ Episcopal Church in Fairfield. It was certainly a joyful homecoming morning. Our readings for the day included John’s final version from Revelation. The past couple of months, with Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones, it certainly seems like we love a good ending. So what doesContinueContinue reading “Revelation: Endgame – A Sermon for the 6th Sunday of Easter”
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Our job is to chase after the Holy Spirit
A sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Easter offered at Christ Episcopal Church in Albertville, AL. In the reading from Acts, Peter is left accounting for what happens when the love of God lets loose the Holy Spirit on the world. The result is that our job is not to decide who God gives theContinueContinue reading “Our job is to chase after the Holy Spirit”
“While in their joy they were disbelieving” . . . A Sermon for Easter Evening
For some folks, Easter began last night with Vigil. Others filed into beautifully adorned churches this morning. All the alleluias were sung. Eggs hunted. Photos taken. And by early afternoon, folks maybe settled in for a nap in the comfort of the empty tomb and Mary Magdalene’s proclamation, “I have seen the Lord!” And onContinueContinue reading ““While in their joy they were disbelieving” . . . A Sermon for Easter Evening”
A Sermon for Spy Wednesday
The Wednesday in Holy Week is at times referred to as “Spy Wednesday.” On this day we hear the reading from the Gospel of John that describes the setting in motion of Judas’ betrayal. In the Gospel of John, there are no thirty pieces of silver and Judas seems to be part of a cosmicContinueContinue reading “A Sermon for Spy Wednesday”
“You say so.”
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. Holy Week is not about the disciples’ unfaithfulness but rather reminds us of God’s faithfulness to us. Here is my sermon offered at Trinity Commons April 14, 2019.