A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake Episcopal Church, Canyon Lake, Texas.The Lectionary readings for the Third Sunday of Advent are here. Joy. Joy to the World. All the boys and girls. Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea, Joy to you and me … oh, wait, that’s the wrong song.Continue reading “Now & Not Yet Joy”
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Being
A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake Episcopal Church, Canyon Lake, Texas.The lectionary readings for the seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost are here. There are stories of archeologists who, while excavating a pyramid in Egypt, finding pots of honey that, after thousands of years, are still good. The pyramids, built as a supposedly eternalContinue reading “Being”
An Anti-Lesson
A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake Episcopal Church, Canyon Lake, Texas.The lectionary readings for the fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost are here. Think for a moment of a person whom, at any time in your life, you admired so much that you made an intentional effort to be like them. We all haveContinue reading “An Anti-Lesson”
Humble Pride?
A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, Texas.The lectionary readings for the twelfth Sunday after Pentecost are here. Name something that once we say we have it, we’ve lost it?And something that once we say we don’t have it, we gain it? This is one of those Sundays I wish weContinue reading “Humble Pride?”
Waiting
A sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, San Antonio, TX.The Lectionary readings for the ninth Sunday after Pentecost are here. Good morning, I’m so happy to be here with y’all this morning. I don’t know how much Mother Carrie has told you about me but she and I first met 10 years ago thisContinue reading “Waiting”
Living Prayer
A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, TX.The lectionary readings for the seventh Sunday after Pentecost are here. Have you been praying for rain? Are you also carrying an umbrella? Almost 2 months ago I preached another sermon about prayer. It was the Sunday after the shooting in Uvalde and inContinue reading “Living Prayer”
Jesus, Don’t You Care?
A Sunday reflection.The lectionary readings for the sixth Sunday after Pentecost are here. My grandmother taught me about hospitality. It didn’t matter what time you showed up at her house or how many people there were, she laid out a feast. Now, granted this was back before there were entire tv networks devoted to tryingContinue reading “Jesus, Don’t You Care?”
Neighbors
A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, Tx.The lectionary readings for the fifth Sunday after Pentecost are here. So, for those of you who were here two weeks ago, what do you remember about the Samaritans? For those where weren’t here, here’s the Reader’s Digest version: Samaritans are a religious peopleContinue reading “Neighbors”
That Day was a Sabbath
A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, Texas.The lectionary readings for the sixth Sunday of Easter are here. You may have noticed as I read the gospel lesson that I used the word ‘sick’ in reference to the people at the pool rather than the word the NRSV uses. The GreekContinue reading “That Day was a Sabbath”
Included
Jesus came to proclaim the Good News that all are beloved children of God, invited and welcomed into the Kingdom banquet to share in the abundance of God’s Love and Mercy. This is the message we are to proclaim with our lives, not only when folks walk through our church doors but every moment of every day.
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