Year A, 20 Pentecost Matthew 22:15-22 At some point in 9th or 10th grade, I became obsessed with politics. I think it was the presidential election that got me...
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What it means to be chosen: Oct. 15, 2023
Year A, Pentecost 20 Matthew 22:1-14 The news from Israel and Gaza has been devastating and overwhelming. It has resonated with Americans given our close ties...
We Press On: October 8, 202
Philippians 3:4-14 Year A, Pentecost 19 One of the things I have always appreciated about the Episcopal Church is that many of us seem to be comfortable in the...
Humility and Community: October 1, 2023
Philippians 2:1-13 Year A, Pentecost 18 My last church was situated in a lovely and relatively small city called Hampton. We didn’t have a minor league baseball team, much less a major league...
Jesus is even in the conflicts: Sept 10, 2023
Year A, Pentecost 15 Matthew 18:15-20 The first time I looked at the Gospel reading for Sunday, I thought…great…it’s my last Sunday and the Gospel reading is about church discipline. Maybe the epistle reading is...
Homily for Kevin Eley: Sept 9th 2023
Mark 4:35-41 & II Tim 4:6-8 “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” I hate it when Jesus asks questions like this…especially when there is a good reason for people to be afraid. It’s not like it was a light drizzle and they were anxious about...