7th Sunday after Pentecost, Year AMatthew 13:1–9, 18–23July 12, 2026 I love to plant seeds. Inch by inch, row by row, I love to watch my garden grow, and while I have yet to master a yield of one hundred, sixty, or even thirtyfold in a harvest, there is nevertheless something innate in me that … Continue reading Frivolous Farming
5th Sunday After Pentecost, Year AJune 28, 2026Matthew 10:40-42 In today’s very short Gospel passage, we hear the word “welcome” no less than six times. I have to admit from my musical theater days that every time I see the word “Welcome” I immediately start singing “Wilkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome.” And then proceed immediately to The … Continue reading Welcome
3rd Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 6, Year A June 14, 2026 Matthew 9:35-10:8(9-23), Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7) We continue in the Gospel of Matthew this week, as we will for weeks. All twelve disciples have now been called, representing the twelve tribes of Israel which Jesus will now send out. This is one of five discourses … Continue reading Compassion and Hospitality
5th Sunday of Easter, Year AMay 3, 2026 John 14:1-14 I’m sure you all have heard a version of the joke where a person dies and goes to heaven and St. Peter is touring the new arrival around to see the new house with many, many rooms in heaven. You can throw any denomination under … Continue reading Way of Abiding
3rd Sunday in Easter, Year A April 19, 2026 Luke 24:13-35 This year, as some of you may be aware, I have become immersed in the world of sourdough bread making. And by that I mean, I have joined a bread cult. There are Facebook groups and instagram sourdough queens and kings and just like … Continue reading We Had Hoped
Easter Sunday 2026 John 20:1-18 In 2014 two rock climbing friends, Kevin Jorgesen and Tommy Caldwell, attempted the first ever free climb of the Dawn Wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Free climbing is climbing a rock face using no ropes, harnesses, or fixed anchors, but only the small finger and toe holds … Continue reading She Stayed
5th Sunday of Lent, Year AMarch 22, 2026 John 11:11-45 Thank you for listening to another novella from the Gospel of John this morning. It’s an important story but as I was beginning to prepare this sermon, I thought to myself, “Imagine being dead for four days, finally getting a mansion in heaven, experiencing no … Continue reading Feel your Pain
3rd Sunday of LentMarch 8, 2026 John 4:5-42 On May 9, 1969, two people gathered around a small inflatable pool to have a conversation, cool off, and share a towel, and by doing so hoped to change their world for the better. This episode of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood wasn’t complex: two men took off their … Continue reading Sharing Water
2nd Sunday in Lent, Year A March 1, 2026 John 3:1-17 Have you ever watched someone from afar who caught your attention and you wanted to hear more–and were intrigued with their message but not quite sure what the message was? Maybe it was a speaker, preacher, or an author, maybe some other charismatic leader … Continue reading Stepping Out
Last Sunday after the Epiphany Feb. 15, 2026 2 Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:1-9 I think you all know by now that I am a mountain girl by heart. I love mountains and this Sunday’s scripture readings bring us mountains. I could not be more delighted! You may well understand “mountain top” experiences if you have … Continue reading Clouds and Mountains
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