Interrupting the Silence

The Things That Make For Peace – A Sermon Luke 19:28-40 For Palm Sunday

April 10, 2022

Did anything strike you as strange about today’s first gospel reading (Luke 19:28-40)? Did it sound like something was missing? It’s the familiar Palm Sunday story about Jesus sending his disciples into the village to retrieve a colt for him to ride to Jerusalem. As he rides along people are “spreading their cloaks on the Read more
Smelling the Fragrance of Beauty – A Sermon On John 12:1-8

April 3, 2022

I want to think with you today about poverty and that last line from today’s gospel (John 12:1-8) in which Jesus says, “You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.” What do you make of that? Who are the poor Jesus is talking about? Whose faces do you see? Read more
Coming Clean With Ourselves – A Sermon On Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

March 27, 2022

Several years ago I was teaching a class about today’s gospel (Luke 15:1-3, 11-32), the Parable of the Prodigal Son. As soon as class was finished a man who had been sitting in the back of the room started coming toward me. I could tell he was upset. He was probably in his mid-seventies and Read more
Reimagining Our Lives – A Sermon On Luke 13:1-9 and Exodus 3:1-15

March 20, 2022

As I reflected on today’s gospel (Luke 13:1-9) and prepared this sermon I thought about the Russian war on Ukraine, the six million covid deaths worldwide, the collision between a pick up truck and a van that killed nine last Tuesday, the death of my son and other tragedies in my life. Not much has Read more
Gaining Some Clarity – A Sermon On Luke 13:31-35

March 14, 2022

The thing that strikes me about Jesus in today’s gospel (Luke 13:31-35) is his clarity. Jesus is absolutely clear about who he is and the task before him. He is absolutely clear in the choices he is making. And he is absolutely clear that Herod will not stand in his way. As I said last Read more
Pray For Ukraine, And Then Act

March 7, 2022

I often remind myself that if I am going to pray for something I also need to align my life and actions with that prayer. It’s a way of giving existence to the insistence of my prayer. I hope you will join my in praying for Ukraine, and then act. A friend of mine, Fr. Read more

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My name is Mike Marsh. I am a priest of the Episcopal Church. I retired from active parish ministry in 2025 after serving twenty-two years in The Episcopal Diocese of West Texas.

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