May 31, 2019 – Feast of Pentecost: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Welcome to the Feast of Pentecost. It is a principal feast day, sometimes thought of as the birthday of the church, and I am guessing that many of you are wearing festive red – a tradition –…
May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Well, apparently it is Memorial Day weekend. I don’t know about you, but until just a few days ago, I thought this holiday came next weekend, when we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost. Maybe it is living in this Zoom-O-Mania world where work/life balance…
May 17, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. So, how ya doing? Seriously, I have to ask, because if you are like me, perhaps you have been going through a week of Zoom-onday, Zoom-uesday, Zoom-endsday, Zoom-ursday, Zoom-riday, and Don’t-EVEN-Disturb-Me-In-My-Nap-aturday. It’s endless. Some post on Facebook and Twitter about being…
May 10, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. If you joined our service late, you may be wondering about what you just heard in the gospel – lots and lots of references to Mother, rather than Father, when referring to God. If you felt a bit uncomfortable with the…
May 3, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Welcome to what some like to call Good Shepherd Sunday, because, if you hadn’t noticed, nearly all our readings feature sheep, and/or a shepherd, somewhere in the verses. I mean, even though the lectionary will go through the first letter of…
April 26, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Ah, the road to Emmaus story… I have to say that these past several weeks have given us such timely scriptures for our life today. Truth be told though…they always do. Now, as I did last time I preached on this…
April 19, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. “Χριστός Ανέστη!” καὶ “Καλό Πάσχα!” Christ is Risen! and Happy Easter to all our Eastern Orthodox sisters and brothers in Christ, who today are celebrating Easter Sunday. Yes, we celebrate Easter Sunday on different dates, but it is also true that…
Easter Sunday 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Our Jewish sisters and brothers, as they began their Passover observance the other night, asked this question “What makes this night different than all other nights?” Well, I think it is clear we know what makes this Easter Sunday different than…
Good Friday 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. There’s a prayer I once shared with you years ago. It is by the lyricist Keri Wehlander, and it has been coming into my mind and heart lately, so I want to share it with you again: She wrote, “This is the…
Maundy Thursday 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Tonight we begin. Tonight we enter into a three day service – the Paschal Triduum. You will note that at the end of tonight and tomorrow night there will be no dismissal or blessing – no neat ending to the service…
