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A sermon offered on the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, June 13, 2021, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Talladega, AL.
“The world looked at the night sky and saw darkness. Van Gogh looked at the night sky and saw it “more alive and richly colored than the day. The world looked at David, the 8th son of Jesse, and saw no one to take notice of. God looked at David and saw the seed for the Kingdom of God.”
Principal text: 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13
A sermon offered on the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, June 13, 2021, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Talladega, AL.
“The world looked at the night sky and saw darkness. Van Gogh looked at the night sky and saw it “more alive and richly colored than the day. The world looked at David, the 8th son of Jesse, and saw no one to take notice of. God looked at David and saw the seed for the Kingdom of God.”
Principal text: 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13
A sermon offered on the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, June 6, 2021, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Roanoke, Alabama.
“From the beginning God has sought relationship with his creation. True relationship cannot be compulsory. Earthly kings require loyalty by force. God offers loyalty built on love. The God of Israel will not use armies to make the people love the Lord. God will not take glee at their failures and defeat. Instead, God is present with them in every moment.”
Principal Text: 1 Samuel 8:4-11, (12-15), 16-20, (11:14-15)
A sermon offered on the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, June 6, 2021, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Roanoke, Alabama.
“From the beginning God has sought relationship with his creation. True relationship cannot be compulsory. Earthly kings require loyalty by force. God offers loyalty built on love. The God of Israel will not use armies to make the people love the Lord. God will not take glee at their failures and defeat. Instead, God is present with them in every moment.”
Principal Text: 1 Samuel 8:4-11, (12-15), 16-20, (11:14-15)
A sermon offered on the 1st Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday, May 30, 2021, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Talladega, Alabama.
“Nicodemus is who we need on Trinity Sunday. A man that was not certain but was curious. Someone that understood that not all mysteries can be solved. And that it is through curiosity and relationship that we gain new understanding.”
Texts: Isaiah 6:1-8 * Psalm 29 * Romans 8:12-17 * John 3:1-17
A sermon offered on the 1st Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday, May 30, 2021, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Talladega, Alabama.
“Nicodemus is who we need on Trinity Sunday. A man that was not certain but was curious. Someone that understood that not all mysteries can be solved. And that it is through curiosity and relationship that we gain new understanding.”
Texts: Isaiah 6:1-8 * Psalm 29 * Romans 8:12-17 * John 3:1-17
A sermon offered on Pentecost Sunday, May 23, 2021, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greensboro, Alabama.
“There is a lot we can learn from that first Pentecost about our mission in the world. We have each received the Holy Spirit in baptism, and we have each received the gift language—the gift of telling the story of God’s deeds of power.”
Principal Text: Acts 2:1-21
A sermon offered on Pentecost Sunday, May 23, 2021, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greensboro, Alabama.
“There is a lot we can learn from that first Pentecost about our mission in the world. We have each received the Holy Spirit in baptism, and we have each received the gift language—the gift of telling the story of God’s deeds of power.”
Principal Text: Acts 2:1-21
A sermon offered on the 6th Sunday of Easter, May 9, 2021, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greensboro, Alabama.
"All of us here are friends, not because we agree on everything, not because we are the same political party, are from the same place, like the same things, we are friends because we love Jesus. And because we love Jesus, we can love each other as friendship, no matter our differences."
Principal texts: John 15:9-17
A sermon offered on the 6th Sunday of Easter, May 9, 2021, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greensboro, Alabama.
"All of us here are friends, not because we agree on everything, not because we are the same political party, are from the same place, like the same things, we are friends because we love Jesus. And because we love Jesus, we can love each other as friendship, no matter our differences."
Principal texts: John 15:9-17
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A podcast of conversations, sermons, and reflections from a GenX Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Alabama.