Sermon — August 20, 2023 The Rev. Greg Johnston Lectionary Readings “She came and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, help me.’He answered, ‘It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.”(Matthew 15:22) Jesus’ words … Continue reading →

Sermon — August 13, 2023 The Rev. Greg Johnston Lectionary Readings Now, I’m not usually one to jump to Saint Peter’s defense. Peter is the central disciple, the first leader of the Church after Jesus’ departure, the Rock on whom … Continue reading →

Sermon — July 16, 2023 The Rev. Greg Johnston Lectionary Readings From time to time in my ministry, I’ve had a certain kind of conversation with a parent who’s concerned about their child’s spiritual life. It’s usually about how they … Continue reading →

Sermon — July 9, 2023 The Rev. Greg Johnston Lectionary Readings There are certain phrases that evoke a whole story. One of my favorites is “I just couldn’t resist…” As in, “I’m trying to cut down on caffeine, but an … Continue reading →

Sermon — July 2, 2023The Rev. Greg JohnstonLectionary Readings I’ve just finished watching—you might say “binge-watching”—the Netflix cooking competition show The Final Table, in which twenty-four chefs from around the world faced off in a series of culinary competitions. Murray … Continue reading →

Sermon — June 18, 2023 The Rev. Greg Johnston Lectionary Readings All across New England, it’s officially strawberry season. Towns across Connecticut are holding Strawberry Festivals. Last weekend, when we were down in Long Island, we had our first farm-stand … Continue reading →

Sermon — Pentecost, May 28, 2023 The Rev. Greg Johnston The last year or so has seen a huge explosion in the field of “large-language models,” artificial-intelligence technologies that can be trained to process text and produce things we never … Continue reading →

Sermon — May 21, 2023 The Rev. Greg Johnston Lectionary Readings Of all the Sundays in the entire church calendar, today seems to me be the one in which the apostles’ lives actually seem something like our own. For the … Continue reading →

Sermon — May 14, 2023 Lectionary Readings In a 2006 study, a psychologist at Leeds University asked 92 volunteers to sit down and write out the common English word “door” on a piece of paper 30 times in 60 seconds. … Continue reading →

Sermon — May 7, 2023 The Rev. Greg Johnston Lectionary Readings “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood,a holy nation, God’s own people.” (1 Peter 2:9) If there’s one thing that human beings are really good at, it’s … Continue reading →