Easter. April 17.  Luke 24:1-12. Luke’s Gospel continues the theme of God’s heart for the poor, weak, unpopular, and outcast, all the way through the story of the resurrection. Listen to the sermon.   Art by William Bouruereau, La saintes femmes au tombeau, 1890.

Palm Sunday. April 10. Luke 22:39-23:56. Even on his way to death, good things happen wherever Jesus goes. Listen to the sermon.   Photo by Jackson David on Unsplash

Lent 5: April 3, 2022. Philippians 3:4b-14. Paul uses a pretty strong word to describe his futile religiosity. Maybe we could use that word, too, to describe the self-righteousness that has kept us from the love of Christ. Listen to the sermon.

Lent 4: March 27, 2022. Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32. Jesus’s parable of the prodigal is really about two lost sons. And his message is good news for rule keepers and rule breakers. Listen to the sermon.   Photo by DICSON on Unsplash

Lent 4: March 20, 2022. Luke 13:1-9. Jesus tells a parable about fig tree, an image for how we are to grow and bear fruit. Laura Warner Gilmer suggests that it takes the whole Body of Christ to spur growth in one another. Listen to the sermon.   Photo by Todd Quackenbush on Unsplash

March 13, 2022. Luke 13:31-35. Jesus likens himself to a mother hen who only wants to hold her babies close. Fr. Houk reflects on how Jerusalemites, past and present, are resistant to his offer of love. Listen to the sermon.

Lent 1: March 6, 2022. Luke 4:1-13. Fr. Melton reflects on Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness with practical advice as we begin the journey of Lent. Listen to the sermon. Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash.

Ash Wednesday: March 2, 2022. Joel 2 and Matthew 6. Fr. Houk gives the short answer and the longer answer on a day that calls us to face up to our own shortcomings. Listen to the sermon. Photo by Greg Rosenke on Unsplash.

Lent 1: March 6, 2022. Luke 13:18-21. It’s Episcopal School Sunday and Middle School Chaplain opens up Jesus’s words about seeds about the need for patience in our spiritual lives. Listen to the sermon.

February 20, 2022. Luke 6:27-38 Fr. Houk gives two handles for us to hold on to as a way of putting into practice Jesus’ high ideals about loving people whom we may not like. Listen to the sermon.