Nancy Springer

In Contrast

The stories Mark gives us about Jesus’ teaching and ministry are just the beginning of the good news. And we are the continuation of that story; we are still living in God’s story. We are the instruments through which God reveals the Kingdom on earth so that others see a different way to live, the life we are all created to live.

God-Seasoned

Good Tuesday, Y’all! How is your coffee this morning? I keep having to remind myself that it’s summertime and for many, even post-COVID isolating, this means our daily routines change. We don’t have to get the kids ready for school; we are planning vacations; spending the long evenings outside. And perhaps, because of our transitioningContinue reading “God-Seasoned”

Hometown

Jesus teaches that our roots, our foundation, our citizenship if you will, aren’t to be planted in the institutions of this world but in God’s Kingdom on earth, the Kingdom that Jesus tells us is at hand, right here among us because the Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven IS us.

More than Enough

A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, Texas. The Lectionary readings for today are found here. Do you remember the bit I told you about last week that we skip in the lectionary? Jesus heals a man of a Legion of demons? After Jesus had healed this man of the demonsContinue reading “More than Enough”

Good Company

Most of us who claim to be Christian in the United States do not know what it is to be truly persecuted for believing in God or following Jesus. We may feel as if we’ve been treated unfairly or that others have attempted to silence us in some instances but never have our lives beenContinue reading “Good Company”

A Good Journey

Peace, my friends. For as long as I can remember and long before I discovered I fit in with the Nines on the Enneagram, and even before I had the self-understanding and words to articulate it, I have sought peace. Not just the simple absence of conflict (which I mistakenly have, for much of myContinue reading “A Good Journey”

Just as He Is

A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, Texas the Lectionary readings for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. A few years ago, in the good old days when meeting up with a big group of friends for coffee was a typical activity, I was sitting with some good folks conversing about nothingContinue reading “Just as He Is”

Onions and Parfaits

In the Good News story as Matthew tells it, we are told of a series of “woes” that parallel the blessings that we’ve been talking about. Jesus is in his final days in Jerusalem. The religious leaders are working hard to trap him so they can have him executed. They ask him questions so theyContinue reading “Onions and Parfaits”

With Care

In his description of the characteristics of Kingdom people that we’ve been looking at over the past few weeks, for me, the most challenging to talk about is mercy. What is mercy? To be merciful implies that we’ve been wronged, or at least we judge that we have been wronged, and we are holding backContinue reading “With Care”

Seeds

A sermon preached at Grace Episcopal Church, San Antonio on the Third Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary readings are here): Before we jump into today’s lesson, as a reminder, let me set the stage as to what Jesus and his disciples are up to: After Jesus left the house in which we found him in lastContinue reading “Seeds”