Sermon for Lent 5, Year B March 18, 2018
Jeremiah 311:31-34 Psalm 51:1-13 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33 Next Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week – arguably, the most important week of our church year. During Holy Week we …
Sermon for Lent 2, Year B February 24, 2018
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Psalm 22: 22-30 Romans 4:13-25 Mark 8:31-38 In my college World Literature class, my professor explained the concept presented in a book by saying, “You are only …
Sermon for Lent 1, Year B February 18, 2018
Genesis 9:8-17 Psalm 25:1-9 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:9-15 Last Wednesday, after the school shooting in Florida, there was a picture of the parents who had gathered outside the …
Homily for Ash Wednesday February 14, 2018
Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 Psalm 103:8-14 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Over the course of about six years I went from driving a beer truck to working as hospital …
Sermon for Last Sunday after Epiphany, Year B February 11, 2018
2 Kings 2:1-12 Psalm 50:1-6 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Mark 9: 2-9 Our church year is punctuated by two dates: Christmas and Easter. And, since the date of Easter varies from …
Sermon for Epiphany 5, Year B February 4, 2018
Isaiah 40:21-31 Psalm 147:1-12, 21c 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Mark 1:29-39 Capernaum, located by Sea of Galilee, is the site of today’s Gospel. I visited it as part of the course …
Sermon for the Feast of the Conversation of St. Paul Celebrated on Sunday, January 28, 2018
Acts 26:9-21 Psalm 67 Galatians 1:11-24 Matthew 10:16-22 I was watching a History Channel program on Christianity and heard it said that Christianity exists because of St. Paul. It …
Sermon for Epiphany 3 January 21, 2018
Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalm 62:6-14 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Mark 1:14-20 In the Episcopal Church we talk about Scripture, Reason, and Faith as being the foundation for the practice of …
Sermon for Epiphany 2, Year B January 14, 2018
1 Samuel 2:1-20 Psalm 139: 1-5, 12-17 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 John 1:43-51 As a priest I have often been asked to share my “call story,” and as a seminarian, …
Sermon for the Baptism of our Lord January 7, 2018
Genesis 1:1-5 Psalm 29 Acts 19: 1-7 Mark 1:4-11 This church year is unusual, to say the least. Not only did Christmas Eve fall on the 4th Sunday of …