July 19, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” I think these are perhaps some of the sweetest sounding words our Lord and Savior may ever have said. “Come away to a deserted place all…
July 12, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. So good to be back with all of you! For those who don’t know, I was a deputy to the 78th General Convention of the Episcopal Church that took place over 12 very busy days in Salt Lake City,…
June 21, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Several years ago, when I was in my late teens/early twenties (no, let’s not talk about exactly how many years ago that was – but it was more than a couple)… Anyway, I was with a group of Explorers…
June 14, 2015 – 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…
[This is the Senior Sermon delivered by Elise Mitchell, one of our graduating seniors and a member of our choir, on Youth Sunday, June 7, 2015. It is a wonderful reflection on what it means to be part of a community of faith. We are so proud of her, and of Uriah Anderson, who also…
May 31, 2015 – Trinity Sunday: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. There is a reason why Trinity Sunday joins the low Sundays after Christmas and Easter as a great day to give the pulpit to a seminarian – because other than singing about “the three that I…
May 24, 2015 – Pentecost Sunday: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. So, here we are on Pentecost – Easter is over, the white vestments are put away (well, until next week when we cart them out for Trinity Sunday – thank God for our Altar Guild!), and then…
May 17, 2015 – Ascension Sunday: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. I love when I can watch a movie and its sequel one right after the other…or, in the case of “Rocky,” “Star Wars,” and a host of others – over the course of an entire week…
May 10, 2015 – Mother’s Day: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Today is not only the sixth Sunday of Easter, but as we all know, it is Mother’s Day, so I find it odd to use all the “Father” language we hear in the gospel lesson today.…
May 3, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. In the Guinness Book of World Records there is listed the shortest sermon ever preached. It was given by John Albrecht, an Episcopal priest in Michigan (not a surprise it was an Episcopal priest – Baptist – Never!). Anyway,…
