The Prodigal Son: Seeing & Being Seen

On the Fourth Sunday in Lent, sometimes known as Mothering Sunday, we get the parable of a man that had two sons. This parable is one of Jesus’ more popular one — The Prodigal Son. It has all the makings of a hit — dissolute living, disagreeable brothers, and a party. This parable captured theContinueContinue reading “The Prodigal Son: Seeing & Being Seen”

Dr. Angela Davis & the Sermon on the Plain

Saturday, February 16, I went to “A Conversation with Dr. Angela Davis” at Boutwell Auditorium. This community event open to all was the result of a controversy, which you can read about here. It was a fantastic event, and you can read more about it here and watch a recording here. So it was withContinueContinue reading “Dr. Angela Davis & the Sermon on the Plain”

What will you do with your belovedness?

A sermon for the First Sunday after the Epiphany at Trinity Commons, January 13, 2019. In baptism, we are marked as Christ’s own forever. Through our share in Jesus’ baptism, we too are beloved. How will we respond to this belovedness? https://s3.amazonaws.com/dfc_attachments/public/documents/3260408/Epiphany_1_TC_audio.wav

Eureka! The Epiphany

A sermon on the occasion of the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6, 2019, at Christ Episcopal Church in Fairfield, Alabama. The image above was taken at Christ Church and is our complete Nativity/Epiphany set brought from Malawi by the Senior Warden, Talitha Bailey. Childhood memories are funny things. For me, the words epiphany andContinueContinue reading “Eureka! The Epiphany”