Sermons

“Red Or Blue Pill For You?”

August 21, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard.  Amen. I have back issues.  I mean sometimes, getting out of bed can be a pain – and I mean that literally.  So, this story that we heard in our gospel lesson today, about the woman bent over for 18…

“Our Life Is A Vineyard”

[Our guest preacher, Rick Fox, has been blind from birth (the pictures are from today’s service, which was in the Parish Hall, due to the heat). Anyone who has been here at Christ Church for any length of time, knows Rick, his wife Debbie, and Rick’s guide dog Guy, very well.  Rick has served on the…

“Break The Surface!”

August 7, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard.  Amen. It is so good to be back here with all of you this week.  I have enjoyed my vacation and thank David, Bill, and the staff for keeping the light on as they say.  As for me, I spent…

“Welcome To The Gym!”

July 17, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard.  Amen. So, yesterday I caught my first Pokémon, “Squirtle” the turtle.  Does anyone else think there is some symmetry to that – my first Pokémon, the one found right in front of my truck, was a turtle – yup.  Of…

“Beginning Where You Can”

July 10, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard.  Amen. Sometimes, it seems impossible to know what to say.  The news of the past few days, and really, the past few weeks, have left my heart broken, my spirit wounded – I feel pained.  I am in grief.  And…I…

“From Night – To Dawn – To Day”

July 3, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard.  Amen. What a storm we had Friday night, right?  A tornado warning around these parts, and up where I live, we were without power for about 45 minutes.  I swear, at one point, I saw an ark going by, and…

“I’ll Have A Double, Please!”

June 26, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard.  Amen. Last weekend I had the privilege to attend two services in the diocese – the first was the ordination of Young Yoon, our newest priest in the church, and a young man of deep and abiding faith, whom I…

“The Sound of Silence”

June 19, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard.  Amen. My grandma, Ruth, who passed away in 2013, told me once about a day when she was just a little girl growing up in North Carolina.   A very violent storm was blowing through, and her mother and her older…

“Enough Is Enough!”

The Vigil for Love Against Hate – June 16th, 2016: I want to thank Iman Haqq and Dr. Abreu for their words tonight, and also all those – clergy, singers, lay leaders – who have volunteered of their time to be here, to participate, to offer whatever they could, in response to the tragedy in…

“Nails In The Wall”

June 12, 2016 – Mass on the Grass…with Brass!: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard.  Amen. I love being out here in the middle of this beautiful park – surrounded by the beauty of God’s creation.  I especially am so grateful to hold worship out here, not only because…