Sermons
Where are you staying?
Where are you staying? Inquiring minds want to know. Where are you staying? Questions in scripture are usually loaded, but where questions are particularly loaded questions. If you follow the…
Living as Coheirs of God
It is so appropriate that we are holding our annual meeting on this feast day: It is in baptism that Jesus both joins us and leads us into what we…
What kind of king?
O God, who wonderfully created, and yet more wonderfully restored, the dignity of human nature: Grant that we may share the divine life of him who humbled himself to share…
Christmas is a way of life
Over the last few days, my social media feeds have been full of posts about long journeys home after time spent with family and friends; planned changes to diets, behaviors…
Shepherds and Women
Merry Christmas! Our season of Advent longing and waiting has come to aclose and now we are invited into the celebration of Christmas! Our Advent began with the urging of…
Found family
“Now the birth of Jesus took place in this way.” Wait! We still have another Sunday of Advent! We still have two and a half more days before Christmas! Are…
The Advent question
John sent word to Jesus to ask: Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another? Life is not good for John the Baptist…
He is here; He is coming
The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead…
Keep Awake, Be Ready
Good morning. My name is Charissa Bradstreet and I have been serving as an intern here at St. Paul’s for the last several months. It is fun to now join…
What kind of a kingdom is this?
They crucified Jesus there with the criminals. They scoffed at him, they mocked him, they gave him vinegar to drink. What kind of king is this? What kind of reign…