Susanna E. Metz
Rector, St. John the Baptist Church, Battle Creek, TN, Diocese of East Tennessee (2007—present)
Assistant Professor, School of Theology, Sewanee, TN (2001—present)
Education:
B. Mus. (1972) & B.A., Theology (1980), Immaculata College, Immaculata, PA
M. Ed., Elementary Education, West Chester University, West Chester, PA (1982)
M. Div. (1996) & D. Min. (2003), School of Theology, Sewanee, TN
Ordination:
Deacon, Diocese of East Tennessee (1996)
Priest, Diocese of East Tennessee (1997)
Sermons and Bible Studies
Fear of the Dark, Lent 4 (B) – 2012
When you were a child, were you ever afraid of the dark? Did you imagine all sorts of scary things living in the dark of your closet or under your […]
You Don’t Know Me…, Proper 27 (A) – 2011
“You don’t know me? How could you not know me? You invited me to the wedding!” This parable is one of the stranger ones Jesus told. There are almost too […]
Have You Ever Felt as Desperate…, Proper 15 (A) – 2011
Have you ever felt as desperate as the Caananite woman in today’s gospel? Emotions seem to explode from us when we’re desperate. We’ve all seen pictures on the television of […]
Blessed Be God…, Easter 6 (A) – 2011
“Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer, nor withheld his love from me.” That feels good. Let’s say that psalm verse out loud, together: “Blessed be God, who […]
Jesus Joins the Crowd, Epiphany 1 (A) – 2011
Jesus joins the crowd at the river Jordan. His cousin John has been baptizing people with water â the water of repentance. Only a few weeks ago in Advent, we […]
Hebrews and the Gospel…, Proper 15 (C) – 2010
Hebrews and the gospel this week! Read them again when you get home. Then read them again and again â maybe every day this week â because if we could […]
What Else Do We Need to Know?, Great Vigil of Easter (C) – 2010
Alleluia, the Lord is Risen! The Lord is risen indeed! That is enough. What else do we need to know on this most glorious of all days? What else do […]
A Call That Cannot Be Denied, Epiphany 1 (C) – 2010
“I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky.” These lovely works by poet John Masefield talk about the sailor’s almost irresistible draw to […]
Sometimes the Expanse…, Proper 20 (B) – 2009
Sometimes the expanse of centuries between when the scriptures were written and when we, in the twenty-first century, are reading them seems to disappear. The readings today that supposedly come […]
Youth Group Songs…, Proper 14 (B) – 2009
What is it about youth-group songs that make them stick in your head? I am the resurrection [clap]. And the life [clap, clap, clap, clap]. Those who believe in me […]
God Did Not Make Death…, Proper 8 (B) – 2009
âGod did not make death, and he does not delight in the death of the living.â What do you think about that verse from the Wisdom of Solomon? If God […]
Poor Thomas!, Easter 2 (B) – 2009
Weâre at that time of year again. Easter Day is past and once more weâre reading about Thomas, who evidently just canât believe Jesus has been raised from the dead. […]
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