Fr. Clint continues to lecture on the letter to the Ephesians.

Mthr. Barbara lectures on Hebrews 3:1-19.

What does it mean to love genuinely when our love is rejected, ridiculed, or met with evil? Drawing on Romans 12:9-21, Fr. Nathan Dearen identifies three characteristics of genuine love: it is selfless and familial (like sibling love), it is humble and willing to serve without expectation of recognition, and it is triumphant—it overcomes evil with good, even unto death.

Scripture: Romans 12:9-21 (NRSV)

Preacher: The Rev. Nathan Dearen

St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church | Louisville, KY

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Mthr. Barbara Lectures on the book of Hebrews, Chapter 2.

How do we shift from the ego drama—the story we write, where we play the lead, direct, and critique—to the theodrama, God's larger story already underway to which we're invited as active participants? Drawing on Isaiah 51's sermon to exiles who have lost everything (including Zion, the temple), Father Clint argues that God's first move toward the disoriented is not a lecture but an invitation to participate in a liturgy—to find their voice again. Isaiah holds together the rock (God's solid faithfulness) and the quarry (the hollow, empty places), promises an Eden refilled not with plants but with voices and songs, and reveals that the teaching meant to die with Zion instead expands to become light for all nations.

Scripture: Isaiah 51:1-6 (NRSV)

Preacher: The Rev. Clint Wilson

St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church | Louisville, KY

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Fr. Clint continues our Sunday forum on the Letter to the Ephesians.

Mthr. Barbara begins our series on the Book of Hebrews.

Mthr. Barbara lectures on the history and context of the Letter to the Ephesians.

How do we follow the actual Jesus—the one who sometimes seems harsh and operates on God's terms, not ours—rather than worshiping a comfortable, domesticated version we've created in our heads? Drawing on the Canaanite woman's encounter with Jesus, Mthr. Barbara White argues that Jesus's apparent coldness is an invitation to humility: to approach God not expecting him to do what we've already decided is right, but to trust his ways are not our ways.

Scripture: Matthew 15:10-28

Preacher: The Rev. Barbara White

St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church | Louisville, KY

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Drawing on the feeding of the 5,000, Mthr. Barbara White argues that faith is not confidence or knowledge but rather willingness: willingness to show up despite doubt and fear, willingness to hand over what little we have when Jesus asks, trusting in his faithfulness rather than the firmness of our own beliefs. She reframes the miracle not as "multiplication" but as a sign pointing to who Christ has always been—the God of abundance who feeds the hungry—inviting us to bring our whole lives—joy, doubt, grief, uncertainty, and all—to Jesus, trusting that he can do something amazing with what we offer.

Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21 (NRSV)

Preacher: The Rev. Barbara White

St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church | Louisville, KY

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