20th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A Oct. 11,2026 Philippians 4:1-9 On April 3, 1968, less than 24 hours before he was assassinated, Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke these words at the end of his last speech he would ever give: “Well, I don’t know what will happen now; we’ve got some difficult days ahead.I just … Continue reading Whatever Is Just
Feast of St. Francis/Creation Care SundayOct. 4, 2026The Creation Story (Abbreviated from Genesis 1:1-34) Matthew 11:25-30 The very first sacred act of God was to create the world we live in. From microbes to Sequoia trees, ocean waters to fresh springs from the earth. It is all made as a holy act. The earth and all … Continue reading Creation As One
Pilgrimage Sermon at St. Martin’s Canterbury Sept. 28, 2026 Hosea 2:14-23, Psalm 89:1-37, Acts 20:17-38, Luke 5:1-11 We stand here today in the oldest church in continuous use in the English-speaking world. This church has been a community of prayer and welcome in the name of Jesus Christ since before the year 597 CE. The … Continue reading Pilgrims in Canterbury
The chapel named after the doctor (Dr. Robert F. Thomas) who delivered Dolly Parton for a sack of cornmeal 14th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 17, Year AExodus 3:1-15, Romans 12:9-21, Matthew 16:21-28 Whenever I read about Moses and the burning bush, an important story of our faith, I can’t but help to hear Ralph Stanley … Continue reading Take Your Shoes Off and Follow
13th Sunday After PentecostProper 16, Year AAugust, 23, 2026 Matthew 16:13-20 How many of you have ever looked up what your name means? You may not know why you were given the name you were given, but I think most of us have been curious about what our names mean. Do they have prophetic power … Continue reading Messiah?
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
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
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
Christmas Day 2025John 1:1-14 Here we are on this Christmas morning to reflect on Christ’s birth and presence with us. I love the change in tenor as we move from the hoopla and mystery of the Eve with emotions running high in the darkness of night to a more normal-feeling worship in mid- morning Christmas … Continue reading God Beyond, God Within
Christmas Eve Dec. 24, 2025Luke 2:1-14(15-20) On this night, we remember and celebrate the Incarnation of God. God coming to be with us in the form of a baby. Over the centuries, this humble birth story has become buried in a massive global billion dollar industry. Yet it’s the one time of the year when … Continue reading Step Out Like a Shepherd
