Second Epiphany, 2025
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Church?
This sermon was preached for St. Mark’s Episcopal Church (Clifford, VA) and Grace Episcopal Church (Massies Mill, VA)n Lynchburg, VA on the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A 2023.Photo by Ben Cowgill at Grace Episcopal Church, Massies Mill.Exodus 3:1–15; Romans 12:9–21; Matthew 16:21–28 What is task of the church? I think there is a lot of confusion— well, maybe I have a lot of confusion— … Continue reading Church?
Anything but Ordinary Time
“Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the city how much Jesus had done for him. Luke 8:39 NRSV I speak to you in the name of one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.Before I begin, I want to acknowledge the tragedy that happened this past Thursday in Alabama at St Stephen’s … Continue reading Anything but Ordinary Time
The Prodigal Son
This sermon was preached for St. John’s Episcopal Church in Lynchburg, VA on the Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year C 2022. Photo by Federico Respini on UnsplashLuke 15:1-3, 11b-32 There are a lot of things going on in today’s gospel story. Did you notice some of them? Disgruntlement with Jesus. Public humiliation. Legal proceedings and inheritance law. Disagreements about money. Family Values. Famine and poverty. … Continue reading The Prodigal Son
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