• Correcting My Mistake: Advent Credo By The Rev. Allan Boesak

    Correcting My Mistake: Advent Credo By The Rev. Allan Boesak

    It is not true that creation and the human family are doomed to destruction and loss — This is true: For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. It is not true that we must accept inhumanity and discrimination, hunger Read more

  • Peace For Our Wolves And Lambs – A Sermon On Isaiah 11:1-10

    Peace For Our Wolves And Lambs – A Sermon On Isaiah 11:1-10

    “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near,” John the Baptist announces in today’s gospel (Matthew 3:1-12). But it’s Isaiah in today’s Old Testament reading (Isaiah 11:1-10) who describes the kingdom. It’s Isaiah who gives us a glimpse of that kingdom.  “The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with Read more

  • Advent Credo Of Fr. Daniel Berrigan

    Advent Credo Of Fr. Daniel Berrigan

    It is not true that creation and the human family are doomed to destruction and loss — This is true: For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. It is not true that we must accept inhumanity and discrimination, Read more

  • Waking Up To The Unexpected Hour – A Sermon On Matthew 24:36-44

    Waking Up To The Unexpected Hour – A Sermon On Matthew 24:36-44

    A few nights ago my wife Cyndy woke me and said, “Mike, turn over. You’re snoring.”  I said, “I am? Really? I didn’t even know I was asleep.”  That’s the thing about sleeping; we don’t know we’ve been asleep until we wake up. Maybe that’s why in today’s gospel (Matthew 24:36-44) Jesus tells us, “Keep Read more

  • The Reign Of Nonviolence – A Christ The King Sermon On Luke 23:33-43

    The Reign Of Nonviolence – A Christ The King Sermon On Luke 23:33-43

    “The people stood by, watching Jesus on the cross.”  The crucifixion in November? What’s that about? Someone even asked me if I was sure I had the correct gospel for today. It is the correct gospel for today and I completely understand their question. Today’s gospel (Luke 23:33-43) feels out of place. It seems strange Read more

  • A Vision For The Future – A Sermon On Isaiah 65:17-25

    A Vision For The Future – A Sermon On Isaiah 65:17-25

    I suspect we’ve all had times in our lives when something happens and we know that that event is asking something of us. We know something needs to be done in response to what has happened. We want to do something, but we just don’t know what to do. For the last several months I Read more

Fr. Mike

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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