Notoriously Episcopalian

A sermon offered at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Heflin, Alabama, on the Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 8, 2022.

Principal texts: Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; John 10:22-30

On this Good Shepherd Sunday we return to the familiar image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd, a psalm most of us know by heart, and perhaps the unfamiliar story of the ministry of Tabitha. Psalm 23 is ofter our go-to prayer for when we are in trouble, when someone is dying, or at funerals. How would it be for this Psalm to be our prayer for living? How would our lives change if we really let God lead, revive, guide, comfort, and annoint us?

A sermon offered at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Heflin, Alabama, on the Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 8, 2022.

Principal texts: Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; John 10:22-30

On this Good Shepherd Sunday we return to the familiar image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd, a psalm most of us know by heart, and perhaps the unfamiliar story of the ministry of Tabitha. Psalm 23 is ofter our go-to prayer for when we are in trouble, when someone is dying, or at funerals. How would it be for this Psalm to be our prayer for living? How would our lives change if we really let God lead, revive, guide, comfort, and annoint us?

A sermon offered at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Roanoke, Alabama, on the Third Sunday of Easter, May 1, 2022.

Principal text: John 21:1-19

Sometimes we take reading the Gospel so seriously that we forget that it must have been a joyful experience for the disciples to have breakfast with Jesus on the beach following the Resurrection. These post-Resurrection stories remind us that our lives should be marked by abundance and joy.

A sermon offered at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Roanoke, Alabama, on the Third Sunday of Easter, May 1, 2022.

Principal text: John 21:1-19

Sometimes we take reading the Gospel so seriously that we forget that it must have been a joyful experience for the disciples to have breakfast with Jesus on the beach following the Resurrection. These post-Resurrection stories remind us that our lives should be marked by abundance and joy.

A sermon offered on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022. I had the privilege of celebrating Easter with the good folks at St. Barnbas in Roanoke and at the Church to the Messiah (recording) in Heflin, Alabama.

Principal texts: Luke 24:1-12

“How idle those tales must have seemed for the women walking at dawn, carrying spices to a tomb. I am sure they told stories because that is what we do at times like this. We tell familiar stories that help us remember who we are and who we loved. We tell the stories to make sense of the loss, to celebrate the life of the one who died.

But when they arrived at the tomb, Mary Magdalene and the other women discovered that they would again be witnesses to God’s power at work. They came expecting to find a body. Instead, they found the stone moved. The tomb empty.”

A sermon offered on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022. I had the privilege of celebrating Easter with the good folks at St. Barnbas in Roanoke and at the Church to the Messiah (recording) in Heflin, Alabama.

Principal texts: Luke 24:1-12

“How idle those tales must have seemed for the women walking at dawn, carrying spices to a tomb. I am sure they told stories because that is what we do at times like this. We tell familiar stories that help us remember who we are and who we loved. We tell the stories to make sense of the loss, to celebrate the life of the one who died.

But when they arrived at the tomb, Mary Magdalene and the other women discovered that they would again be witnesses to God’s power at work. They came expecting to find a body. Instead, they found the stone moved. The tomb empty.”

A sermon offered on Palm Sunday, April 10, 2022, at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah, Heflin, Alabama.

Principal texts: Luke 19:28-40; Luke 23:1-49

"Our journey on Palm Sunday begins in the tension of Jesus’ triumphal arrival in Jerusalem and his death on the cross. It begins with the shouts of joy and celebration of his followers, and their silence when faced with the reality of the cross."

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A sermon offered on Palm Sunday, April 10, 2022, at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah, Heflin, Alabama.

Principal texts: Luke 19:28-40; Luke 23:1-49

"Our journey on Palm Sunday begins in the tension of Jesus’ triumphal arrival in Jerusalem and his death on the cross. It begins with the shouts of joy and celebration of his followers, and their silence when faced with the reality of the cross."

A sermon offered at the Church of the Messiah in Heflin, Alabama, on the 4th Sunday in Lent, March 27, 2022.

Principal text: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

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A sermon offered at the Church of the Messiah in Heflin, Alabama, on the 4th Sunday in Lent, March 27, 2022.

Principal text: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32