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A sermon offered for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost, November 14, 2021, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Roanoke, Alabama.
Principal text: Mark 13:1-8
“Now some folks want to say that the bad things that happen are God’s judgment. But the reality is that we humans are usually the best agents of destruction. As Christians, we are to not give into the fear, but instead, we are to point to the ways that God’s kingdom is breaking into the world.”
A sermon offered for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost, November 14, 2021, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Roanoke, Alabama.
Principal text: Mark 13:1-8
“Now some folks want to say that the bad things that happen are God’s judgment. But the reality is that we humans are usually the best agents of destruction. As Christians, we are to not give into the fear, but instead, we are to point to the ways that God’s kingdom is breaking into the world.”
This is a sermon offered on November 7, 2021, at the Church of the Messiah in Heflin, Alabama. On this day the community observed the Feast of All Saints and celebrated 40 years of ministry in Heflin.
Principal text: John 11:32-44
“We here joined together as the body of Christ through our baptism, are living Lazarus lives. Lazarus experienced death and new life but knew he would die again but would have eternal life. We have been baptized into Christ’s death and have been raised into the new life of faith. But we also know that we will die again, but we live in the confident hope that we will be raised to eternal life.”
This is a sermon offered on November 7, 2021, at the Church of the Messiah in Heflin, Alabama. On this day the community observed the Feast of All Saints and celebrated 40 years of ministry in Heflin.
Principal text: John 11:32-44
“We here joined together as the body of Christ through our baptism, are living Lazarus lives. Lazarus experienced death and new life but knew he would die again but would have eternal life. We have been baptized into Christ’s death and have been raised into the new life of faith. But we also know that we will die again, but we live in the confident hope that we will be raised to eternal life.”
A sermon for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, October 31, 2021, at the Church of the Messiah in Heflin, Alabama.
Principal Text: Mark 12:28-34
“For me, Halloween isn’t so much about thin space that lets ghosts in, but it is about the thin space that it creates in communities. This is a time when we walk our neighborhoods and see and talk to our neighbors. It is a time when we gather for fall festivals or Trunk-or-Treats. It is a time where the isolation that seems to mark the age of computers and the internet is broken open as we dress up in costumes, and laugh, and eat way too much candy.”
A sermon for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, October 31, 2021, at the Church of the Messiah in Heflin, Alabama.
Principal Text: Mark 12:28-34
“For me, Halloween isn’t so much about thin space that lets ghosts in, but it is about the thin space that it creates in communities. This is a time when we walk our neighborhoods and see and talk to our neighbors. It is a time when we gather for fall festivals or Trunk-or-Treats. It is a time where the isolation that seems to mark the age of computers and the internet is broken open as we dress up in costumes, and laugh, and eat way too much candy.”
A sermon offered on the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, October 24, 2021, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greensboro, Alabama.
Principal text: Mark 10:46-52
“Bartimaeus was ready for the question that would change his life. He was ready to answer that question that would take him deeper and would let him follow Jesus. Are you ready for that question?”
A sermon offered on the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, October 24, 2021, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greensboro, Alabama.
Principal text: Mark 10:46-52
“Bartimaeus was ready for the question that would change his life. He was ready to answer that question that would take him deeper and would let him follow Jesus. Are you ready for that question?”
A sermon for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, October 17, 2021, at St. Simon Peter Episcopal Church in Pell City, Alabama.
Principal Text: Mark 10:35-45
"So, when Jesus says that James and John can have their share of his cup and his baptism, he is saying that they can take their place as servants offering their lives as a ransom, as liberators, for many people."
A sermon for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, October 17, 2021, at St. Simon Peter Episcopal Church in Pell City, Alabama.
Principal Text: Mark 10:35-45
"So, when Jesus says that James and John can have their share of his cup and his baptism, he is saying that they can take their place as servants offering their lives as a ransom, as liberators, for many people."
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A podcast of conversations, sermons, and reflections from a GenX Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Alabama.