The Power Of Holy Week – A Sermon On John 12:20-36 For Tuesday In Holy Week
Yesterday I said that it must have been hard to be Judas. Well, I think the same thing can be said about Jesus in today’s gospel (John 12:20-36). “The hour has come” he says. “Now my soul is troubled.”...
View ArticleThe Messiness Of Betrayal – A Sermon On John 13:21-32 For Wednesday In Holy Week
Last Supper by James Tissot - Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons I don’t know what to make of or do with today’s gospel (John 13:21-32). It...
View ArticleRe-membering – A Sermon On John 13:1-17, 31-35 For Maundy Thursday
The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons What comes to mind when you think about Maundy Thursday? Most of us probably think about the foot washing and the last supper....
View ArticleOn Days Like This – A Sermon On John 18:1-19:42 For Good Friday
I used to try to understand, explain, or make sense of this day, Good Friday. I don’t anymore. I’ve given that up. What do you say on days like this? What can be said? Besides, most of the...
View ArticleNobody Wants To Come To Holy Saturday – A Sermon On Matthew 27:57-66
Jesus descends into hell, breaking down the gates, and releasing Adam and Eve. "Resurrection" by bobosh_t is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. Nobody wants to come to Holy Saturday. Look around. Very few show...
View ArticleStop Believing In Easter And Start Eastering – An Easter Sermon On Luke 24:1-12
"Empty Tomb" by bobosh_t is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. Alleluia. Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia. Do you really believe that? Who believes today’s gospel (Luke 24:1-12) is true? So...
View ArticleSermons For Easter Sunday And Holy Week 2022
I often follow a thread or theme through Holy Week to Easter. This year I focused on self-betrayal, the ways in which we turn away from ourselves and our lives, and live less than who we truly are. It...
View ArticleWhat’s The Story Of Your Easter? – A Sermon On John 21:1-19
Photo by Fredrik Öhlander on Unsplash I want to begin by asking a couple of questions about the Easter story. Here’s my first question. It’s pretty simple. If I asked you tell the Easter story, what...
View ArticleLiving In Suspense – A Sermon On John 10:22-30
Photo by Matheus Farias on Unsplash "How long will you keep us in suspense?” the religious leaders ask Jesus in today’s gospel (John 10:22-30). I suspect we’ve all had times of suspense in our lives...
View ArticleYes Means Letting Go – A Sermon On John 13:31-35
Photo by Drahomír Posteby-Mach on Unsplash I was invited to be the guest preacher at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, San Antonio, on the Sunday before The Rev. Beth Knowlton, rector of St. Mark’s, began...
View ArticleWhere Are You Stuck In Your Life Today? – A Sermon On John 5:1-9
Where are you stuck in your life today? I think we all have times in our lives when we feel stuck. The man in today’s gospel (John 5:1-9) is stuck. For thirty-eight years he has been sitting on his ………...
View ArticleLight And Bells For Uvalde
To symbolize our prayers for Uvalde, the lives that were lost and the families, friends, and loved ones who are grieving, we will light 22 luminarias for 22 days outside St. Philip's Episcopal Church...
View ArticleEvening Prayer For Uvalde
We will offer a service of Evening Prayer: Lament and Hope, Light in the Darkness on Thursday, May 26th, at 6:00 p.m. central time in person and online via the St. Philip’s Facebook page. All are welcome.
View ArticlePrayer For Uvalde – Lament And Hope, Light In The Darkness
i The following liturgy will be prayed this evening, May 26, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. central time in person and online at St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Uvalde, Texas. Officiant: Light and peace, in Jesus...
View ArticleUvalde Weeps – A Sermon On Jeremiah 31:15-17
Have you seen the front page of today’s newspaper? It’s the first issue since the shooting. When I saw the front page this morning I said to myself, “That’s what I feel like.” Look at it. There’s a...
View ArticleA Better Question For Uvalde
We will never get over what has happened - children were killed, our hearts have been broken, and an image of our hometown has been shattered - but as I said Thursday evening my hope and belief, and...
View ArticleLiving The Unbearable In Uvalde – A Sermon On John 16:12-15
Photo by Chris Barbalis on Unsplash Jesus said to the disciples, "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.” When I read today’s gospel (John 16:12-15) about the unbearable...
View ArticleEnlarging Life In Uvalde – A Sermon On Luke 8:26-39
It’s not too difficult to make some connections between the man in today’s gospel (Luke 8:26-29) and ourselves and what has happened in Uvalde. Though his circumstances may be different from ours,...
View ArticleResetting Plumb Lines In Uvalde – A Sermon On Amos 7:7-17 and Luke 10:25-37
The Lord said to Amos, “See, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people.” (Amos 7:7-17) God speaks these words to Amos while standing next to a wall built with a plumb line. A plumb line,……...
View ArticleChoosing The Better Part – A Sermon On Luke 10:38-42
“Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things.” Given everything that has happened the last couple of months in Uvalde, our nation, and the world, not to mention whatever has gone on...
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