• Hospitality To Strangers – A Sermon On Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 And Luke 14:1, 7-14

    Hospitality To Strangers – A Sermon On Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 And Luke 14:1, 7-14

    “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers.” So we’re told in today’s Letter to the Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16. So let me ask you, how’s that working for you these days? What does hospitality mean and look like for you and me, Uvalde? I think it’s gotten a bit harder after May 24th. Sure, by Read more

  • Changing The Picture of Life – A Sermon On Luke 13:10-17

    Changing The Picture of Life – A Sermon On Luke 13:10-17

    I suspect we’ve all seen before and after pictures; before and after the diet or workout plan, before and after a re-model, before and after a particular event or experience. If you looked at my before St. Philip’s pictures you’d see brown hair. And after, gray. That’s what today’s gospel (Luke 13:10-17) reminds me of. Read more

  • Interpreters Of The Present Time – A Sermon On Luke 12:49-56

    Interpreters Of The Present Time – A Sermon On Luke 12:49-56

    “How is Uvalde?” How many of you have been asked that question? I have. I suspect it’s a conversation we’ve all had whether about Uvalde or another situation. It’s the obvious and natural thing to talk about after any kind of tragedy, trauma, or loss. That conversation takes place within families, among friends, between concerned citizens, Read more

  • If That’s What Faith Is Like … – A Sermon On Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

    If That’s What Faith Is Like … – A Sermon On Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

    “By faith Abraham … set out [for a place], not knowing where he was going.” How’s your faith these days? I ask that question because there are events, times, and seasons in each of our lives when everything we thought we knew or believed is called into question. The narrative of our life has been Read more

  • Can I Get An “Amen”? – A Sermon On Luke 11:1-13

    Can I Get An “Amen”? – A Sermon On Luke 11:1-13

    “Lord, teach us to pray,” one of the disciples asked Jesus in today’s gospel (Luke 11:1-13). I wonder what’s behind his request. When you reflect on your own life of prayer what do you imagine he’s really asking? In what ways might he be echoing our desire and struggle to pray? I wonder if something Read more

  • Choosing The Better Part – A Sermon On Luke 10:38-42

    Choosing 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 in our personal lives, those words from Jesus in today’s gospel (Luke 10:38-42) just might be the gospel understatement of the 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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