Notoriously Episcopalian

A sermon offered for the Third Sunday in Lent, March 20, 2022, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Greensboro, Alabama.

Principal text: Luke 13:1-9

"The barren and stuck fig tree is given a reprieve. The gardener intercedes and asks for one more year to tend the tree and encourage growth. The fig tree gets a second chance, not to heal itself, but to be tended to by the gardener."

A sermon offered for the Third Sunday in Lent, March 20, 2022, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Greensboro, Alabama.

Principal text: Luke 13:1-9

"The barren and stuck fig tree is given a reprieve. The gardener intercedes and asks for one more year to tend the tree and encourage growth. The fig tree gets a second chance, not to heal itself, but to be tended to by the gardener."

A sermon for the 2nd Sunday in Lent, March 13, 2022, offered at St. Barnabas in Roanoke, AL.

Principal text: Luke 13:31-35

"Jesus now faces the earthly power of Herod and his response is to send word that he will keep on casting out demons and healing, no matter what the fox has to say about it. And to those in Jerusalem that will conspire to kill him, he does not offer threats but instead reminds them that God’s desire has always been to gather the people and to protect them as a hen protects her chicks."

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A sermon for the 2nd Sunday in Lent, March 13, 2022, offered at St. Barnabas in Roanoke, AL.

Principal text: Luke 13:31-35

"Jesus now faces the earthly power of Herod and his response is to send word that he will keep on casting out demons and healing, no matter what the fox has to say about it. And to those in Jerusalem that will conspire to kill him, he does not offer threats but instead reminds them that God’s desire has always been to gather the people and to protect them as a hen protects her chicks."

A sermon for Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022, offered at the Church of the Messiah in Heflin, AL.

Principal text: 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10

"Ash Wednesday calls us to see and recognize how we are missing the mark in these relationships and begin to explore what turning closer to the mark—to God and each other looks like. Ash Wednesday calls us to ask questions and to realize that the work of reconciliation begins with God. That there is no Lenten practice we can do that is the quick fix to hit the mark, that we do not fix ourselves, instead, we are healed and reconciled through God’s grace."

A sermon for Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022, offered at the Church of the Messiah in Heflin, AL.

Principal text: 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10

"Ash Wednesday calls us to see and recognize how we are missing the mark in these relationships and begin to explore what turning closer to the mark—to God and each other looks like. Ash Wednesday calls us to ask questions and to realize that the work of reconciliation begins with God. That there is no Lenten practice we can do that is the quick fix to hit the mark, that we do not fix ourselves, instead, we are healed and reconciled through God’s grace."

A sermon for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany, February 27, 2022, at the Church of the Messiah in Heflin, AL.

Principal Text: Luke 9:28-43a

"The Transfiguration also reveals one of the purposes of Christian community. We come together to pray, to seek those “thin places” where we are closer to God and each other. But we as the Church are not called to stay forever in these moments, instead, they offer strength and support so we can return to the world to do the work of resisting evil and bringing healing to the world."

A sermon for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany, February 27, 2022, at the Church of the Messiah in Heflin, AL.

Principal Text: Luke 9:28-43a

"The Transfiguration also reveals one of the purposes of Christian community. We come together to pray, to seek those “thin places” where we are closer to God and each other. But we as the Church are not called to stay forever in these moments, instead, they offer strength and support so we can return to the world to do the work of resisting evil and bringing healing to the world."

A sermon for the 7th Sunday after the Epiphany, February 20, 2022, for St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greensboro, AL.

Principal Text: Luke 6:27-38

"When we focus on the challenge of love, when we seek blessing for those who oppose us, when we pray for those whom, we disagree with, there is a lot less room for hate. Each day we do it again and again, and soon find that there is so much love that there is no more room for hate. Then we find that love has transformed our enemy into our brother or sister in Christ."

A sermon for the 7th Sunday after the Epiphany, February 20, 2022, for St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greensboro, AL.

Principal Text: Luke 6:27-38

"When we focus on the challenge of love, when we seek blessing for those who oppose us, when we pray for those whom, we disagree with, there is a lot less room for hate. Each day we do it again and again, and soon find that there is so much love that there is no more room for hate. Then we find that love has transformed our enemy into our brother or sister in Christ."