An Episcopal Priest's Sermons, Prayers, and Reflections on Life, Becoming Human, and Discovering Our Divinity
Exclusive communities, membership dues, railroad tracks, border walls, the other side of town; it seems there is always a gate between the rich and the poor. And so it is in today’s gospel (Luke 16:19-31). On one side of the…
Read More Lazarus Is Knocking – A Sermon On Luke 16:19-31
Mary said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” The thing that strikes me about Mary in today’s gospel (John 11:32-44) is that she wants something different from the life she has. She wants something…
Read More All Things Are Being Made New – A Sermon For All Saints’ Sunday On John 11:32-44
All Saints Sunday - John 11:32-44 “Where have you laid him?” Jesus asked them. “Lord, come and see.” The thing that strikes me most about Mary and Martha in today’s gospel (John 11:32-44) is their loneliness. They’re lonely. They’re lonely…
Read More Unbinding Abundance – An All Saints’ Sermon On John 11:32-44
Some losses are irreparable. The time is ruined. The suffering cannot be redeemed. There is no gain from this pain, no view long enough to eventually say, “It was worth it,” nothing that can compensate for what has been taken.…
After three and a half months on sabbatical I can say, without reservation, I like the sabbatical life. But I also want you to know that each day of the last three and a half months I’ve carried a pendant…
Read More Taking the Next First Step – An All Saints Sermon on John 11:32-44
The collect and readings for the Fifth Sunday in Lent may be found here. The appointed gospel is John 11:1-45, the raising of Lazarus. Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister…
Read More Unbinding Stinky George – A Sermon on John 11:1-45, Lent 5A
Today, November 1, is the Feast of All Saints. The collect and scriptures for today can be found here. The lectionary appoints John 11:23-44 as the gospel. As permitted by the rubrics of the Book of Common Prayer I lengthened…
Read More A Sermon for the Feast of All Saints
Interrupting the Silence 