Category Archives: Sermons

It is said that if you get caught in a riptide, the only way to survive it is not to swim in the opposite direction of the current, desperate to get to where you once were, but to swim diagonally, away from the current’s cycle, into which it is easy to get sucked. This, particularlyContinue reading “Now is the Moment”

Like most folks, there are certain parts of my identity about which I’m particularly proud; lots of these things are hard to conceptualize or to name in a succinct way. Others, however, can be shown by a simple picture or a few short words. On my laptop, there are several stickers that highlight the thingsContinue reading “Remember the Table”

It is perhaps true of every minister, that the ways in which my life unfolded have led me to this pulpit; this includes a winding faith journey, a deep sense of investment in the business of the church, and the jobs I have held and the skills that they developed. Though this is true forContinue reading “The Miracle of Engaged Discipleship”

Walking alongside the portion of Jennings Creek that follows the greenway, I began to notice the creek bed, just a quarter of a mile back was flowing with water, now looked rocky and dry. The large limestone rocks looked as if they hadn’t seen water in days. And yet, just a little way downstream, theContinue reading “The Lavish Sower”

The Compassion of God – A sermon for the Second Sunday After Pentecost

In this unprecedented time, around the world, folks are getting creative with how to connect with each other and how to keep our spirits up. Actor John Krasinski started a news show from his home office, complete with a hand-painted sign from his daughter. In his web series, Some Good News,  he draws together allContinue reading “Don’t Give Up Hope”

It is not unusual that I can describe in detail one of the paintings that was at my childhood church that depicted Jesus leading a sheep. And although it looked more like a pastel, 1980’s watercolor than the grandeur of our Christ the Good Shepherd stained glass window above the altar here at Christ Church,Continue reading “Life, Abundantly.”

There are those moments wherein which someone says something so striking and so compelling that you have to sit with it for a while and let it wash over you. I had a moment like this about a month ago, when the clergy of the diocese had our first Zoom call with Bishop White inContinue reading “Hope and Faith to Go Out”

One of the prayers that I pray most often from our prayer book is the anthem found on page 492 in the Burial Office; we don’t often pray it at our funerals because it is the alternate for the beloved, “I am the resurrection and the life…” that gives deep comfort in times of grief.Continue reading “We Will Be Saved”