Sermon for Jennifer Starling February 14, 2019
Jennifer, herself, selected the readings we just heard read. She selected them for her brother’s funeral eight years ago, and we used the same readings for her father’s funeral in …
Sermon for Epiphany 5, Year C February 10, 2019
Isaiah 6:1-8 Psalm 138 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Luke 5:1011 “Here I am, send me!” Isaiah is sharing his call story, just as we heard Jeremiah share his last week. In …
Sermon for Epiphany 4, Year C February 3, 2019
Jeremiah 1:4-10 Psalm 71:1-6 1Corinthians 13:1-13 Luke 4:21-20 If you were here AND if you remember my sermon from last week, you will know that I quoted from Paul’s 13th …
Sermon for the Feast of the Conversation of St. Paul January 27, 2019
Acts 26:9-21 Psalm 67 Galatians 1:11-24 Matthew 10:16-22 Today we are celebrating the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. We read the story of his conversion in …
Sermon for Epiphany 2, Year C January 20, 2019
Isaiah 62:1-5 Psalm 36:5-10 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 John 2:1-11 As I began to reflect of this Sunday’s lessons, remembering tomorrow is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I wondered if he …
Sermon for Epiphany 1, Year C January 13, 2019
Isaiah 43:1-7 Psalm 29 Acts 8:12-17 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 In February I will begin a teaching series which I have titled, A Walk through the Prayer Book. In it, we …
Sermon for Epiphany 2019 January 6, 2019
Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72: 1-7,10-14 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 For those of you who took the Christmas Story Quiz at Pub Theology, and those of you who hope …
Sermon for Christmas 1 (All Years) December 30, 2018
Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Psalm 147:13-21 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 John 1:1-18 Our reading from Galatians is evidence that Paul was a theologian. A theologian can be defined as one who specializes in …
Sermon for Christmas Eve 2018
Isaiah 9:2-7 Psalm 96 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14 “The people who walk in darkness have seen a great light; Those who lived in a land of deep darkness – on …
Sermon for Advent 4, Year C December 23, 2018
Micah 5:2-5a Canticle 15 Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-46 One of my favorite places we visited when I was in Israel was the Chapel of the Visitation. Upon entering the gates, …