A Young Man Throws…, Lent 5 (B) – 2003
A young man throws open the door and bounds across the church basement floor carrying a stack of books. He heads for the circle of chairs assembled for this Sunday […]
A Woman Who Was a Devoted…, Lent 3 (A) – 1999
A woman who was a devoted member of a small church that was part of a regional cluster of churches came toward the bishop with fire in her eye. “So, […]
Go! for Lent: James 2:11-21
I love this passage from James which asks important questions about faith, James 2:14-16 : “What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but […]
Go! for Lent: Luke 4:18-19
The meaning of this scripture passage for me is that it is Jesus’ statement of mission a way forward for Jesus and for us today. It is used in my […]
Bulletin Insert: Lent 4 (B) – Good Friday Offering – March 14, 2021
Words like “unprecedented” seem too small to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has sorely afflicted the lives of millions of people around the world. It is hard to get one’s mind around the impact of this crisis. And yet, for many Christians in the Middle East, the pandemic is just one more crisis to add to the list.
Plunging into Faith, Lent 2 (A) – 1999
This is one of those Sundays when the three lectionary readings are perfectly connected with the same theme. Let’s call it, “the plunge into faith.” In the Old Testament lesson, […]
God So Loves the World, Lent 4 (B) – 2015
John 3:16 – it appears a lot of places, and mostly not a quote of the text but just that citation of gospel, chapter and verse. Just the name “John” […]
Go! for Lent: Mark 16:15
I love this verse. It’s all about “being sent.” It consistently reminds me that as Christians, we need to be out and about in the world, “being” and sharing the […]
Go! for Lent: Ruth 1:16
In the Old Testament, the book of Ruth comes to us like a precious gem following as it does numerous stories of war and conquest from the earlier books that […]
Righteous Indignation…, Lent 3 (B) – 2003
Righteous indignation is a tricky thing. One of the good things about the television set is that we can rant and rave at it in the solitude of our homes […]
Where the Angels Are, Lent 1 (A) – 1999
This Gospel story says something important about what happens between Baptism and ministry to Jesus and all the rest of us who follow him. For ministry to be real and […]
Keeping the Diocese of Honduras in our Prayers during Lent
By now you should be moving deeper into your Lenten discipline be it daily devotions or meditation, fasting or perhaps “doing things left undone” I encourage anyone who works with […]
Go! for Lent: John 15:15b-17
The fifth grade class at Trinity Episcopal Day School in Baton Rouge is intrigued by what it means to “go and bear fruit” as described in John 15:15b-17. We discussed […]
I Thirst, Lent 3 (A) – 2005
In a sermon from 1956, the 10th anniversary of the Church of the Saviour in Washington, D.C., Gordon Cosby, a co-founder of that church, speaks of the importance of a […]
Baptism Is Bigger Than A Simple Ceremony, Lent 1 (B) – 2012
[…] about our specific challenges and how to overcome them. So as we embark upon our Lenten journey this year, let us all take stock in what God has provided for […]
Go! for Lent: Matthew 28:19-20
Go, Baptize, Teach, Remember. These two verses are called by Christians “The Great Commission “. It catches my attention that it seems to be backwards. Usually we don’t go anywhere, […]
Bulletin Insert: Lent 1 (B) – Creation Care Grants – February 21, 2021
The Episcopal Church’s Task Force on Creation Care and Environmental Racism is now accepting applications for its 2021 Grant Cycle. Created by the 2018 General Convention of The Episcopal Church, the Task Force on Creation Care and Environmental Racism is charged with supporting and expanding The Episcopal Church’s loving, liberating, life-giving relationship with God, with each other and with Creation. That year, the General Convention allocated funds to this task force to support local and regional eco-ministry efforts. This is the second and final granting process for this Task Force during this triennium.
Rise and Anoint Him…, Lent 4 (A) – 2005
Rise and anoint him; for this is the one. 1 Sam. 16:12 Remember that survey course of English literature you took back in high school or college? You probably used […]
Today We Continue…, Lent 5 (B) – 2006
Today we continue to draw closer to the week of the Passion of Jesus. Our scripture lessons focus on the passion he experiences as he moves toward the trial before […]
Go! for Lent: Luke 4:18-19
I was born and raised an Episcopalian. I never imagined I would choose the streets of an inner-city as a place to proclaim Christ. I never thought I’d regularly enter […]