Sermons
Come and See
How often do you hear or say, “Look at this” or “Listen to this,” every day – in conversation or on TV or social media? How often do you hear…
How goes your soul before God?
During seminary, I was part of a small group that met weekly for self examination, mutual care and -discernment. Our time together was governed by one question, “How goes your…
This Changes Everything
As is not unusual for me, a song has been on repeat in my head for weeks, but this is not an ear-worm I’m tired of hearing. It’s composer Morten…
Joy to the World!
When the angel Gabriel came to Mary and told her she would bear a Son and he would be Great and all those wonderful things, I bet she didn’t expect…
“The Word became flesh and, so too, the Flesh becomes word”
“And the Word became flesh and lived among us.” (John 1:14) Well, we’ve finally arrived, haven’t we? Arrived at the fullness of the proclamation of our Christmas gospel. We’ve traveled…
Let there be light
Beauty is a norm for us at St. Paul’s - it’s just what we do, and we do it well. In some way on a daily basis - year after…
Swaddled by God’s Love
Imagine – It’s the middle of the night, a few shepherds on a hill are chatting, but they’re on alert, eyes scanning the darkness. The reason they’re wide awake in…
Community Matters
In my family, camping has never really been a thing. My mom developed a distaste for it when she was a kid, and therefore we only ever went tent camping…
“Who are you?”
“There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify tothe light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was…
Just the beginning: Practicing Hope
This morning, I’m going to start by telling you a story, The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, by Susan Wojciechowski.Don’t be fooled by the title, though. This is very much…