Sermons
July 14 & 15, 2018 Proper 10B Amos tells us that God uses a plumb line to judge the health of his people. A plumb line is a string with a weight on it so builders can make …
July 8, 2018 Proper 9B 7 Pentecost If you know anything about our Presiding Bishop you know that his favorite word is love. (The Rt. Rev.) Michael Curry is known for saying, “If it’s not about love, it’s …
6/30/18 & 7/1/18 Proper 8B 6 Pentecost This is a very touching gospel for me today. My daughter is facing surgery, and a good friend is recovering from the same surgery. The surgery that would have helped the …
June 24, 2018 Proper 7B 5 Pentecost “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” The last two Sundays I was with you I was celebrating ordination anniversaries. Last time I said, “no more anniversaries!” …
June 17 & 17, 2018 Proper 6B 4 Pentecost I would say that Mark’s gospel is like a roller coaster ride, but roller coasters have proven to be unsafe and too scary. Mark’s gospel is the shortest …
June 10, 2018 Proper 5B 3d Pentecost This is a hard set of readings to listen to on a summer Sunday morning. It is a hard set of readings to preach on, too! First we get part …
June 2 & 3, 2018 Proper 4B 2 Pentecost As they journeyed from slavery to freedom, God gave a wonderful gift to the Israelites. We know this gift as the 10 Commandments. To us they may …
May 27, 2018, Trinity Sunday B Aristotle put our world into ten categories. He said that the highest, most important category was things. Down the list a bit is relationships. For Aristotle, a tree is more important …
May 19 & 20, 2018, Pentecost, B Today is Pentecost—the day when we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit for the disciples. They were still huddled together, wondering what they would do now that Jesus had ascended—gone! …
April 29, 2018 5th Easter, B “We’re all connected.” That used to be the ad slogan for NYTelephone—and it’s one of the themes of our readings today. In Jesus we all are one. We are all connected. …
