Tag: Uvalde
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We Have Some Decisions To Make – A Pentecost Sermon On Acts 2:1-21 And John 20:19-23
We have some decisions to make – as individuals, as a parish, and as a city. They are important decisions, not unlike the decision facing the disciples in today’s gospel (John 20:19-23) I say that in light of and specifically in reference to last Wednesday, May 24th, the first anniversary of the Robb School shooting. Read more
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People Of The Light – A Sermon On The First Anniversary Of The Uvalde Shooting
It’s been one year. It’s been one hell of a … year. Some days I feel the intensity, the rawness, and the pain of what has happened and what we’ve lost like it happened just yesterday. Other days it feels like it’s been twenty-one years, even a lifetime. It never goes away. I suppose this Read more
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Light And Hope – Evening Worship On The First Anniversary Of The Uvalde Shooting
Evening worship on the first anniversary of the Uvalde shooting will be offered on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. central time in person and online at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Uvalde, Texas. We welcome you to pray with and for us in person, online, or whenever might be convenient for you. Thank you for your prayers. Read more
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And What About You, O God? – My Lament On The First Anniversary Of The Uvalde Shooting
Shortly after Easter I attended a retreat that focused on creativity and spirituality. In one of the workshops we were invited to write our own psalm. I knew that I would write about the mass shooting that occurred in Uvalde May 24, 2022, and the upcoming first anniversary of that tragedy. I was surprised by Read more
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Making Space And Place For Others – A Sermon On John 14:1-14
“In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places.” Today’s gospel (John 14:1-14) is a favorite for many. The imagery of the Father’s house with many dwelling places is expansive and inclusive. The assurance that Jesus goes to prepare a place for us that where he is we may be also is comforting and hopeful. Read more
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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
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What About The Unjust Widow? – A Sermon On Luke 18:1-8
We know today’s gospel (Luke 18:1-8) as the parable of the unjust judge. One implication of that title is that the widow is just. Maybe she is. But I’m not convinced. That makes the story too clean and easy. So I struggle with this story. I think it is a difficult and challenging story because Read more
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Living In Exile – A Sermon On Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
In today’s reading from the Old Testament (Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7) the people of Israel are living in exile. It’s not what they wanted. They didn’t choose to go. They were forcibly sent from Jerusalem to Babylon and their lives will be forever changed. Sometimes life gives us what we neither wanted nor chose. I suspect Read more
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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
Interrupting the Silence 