Category: Sermons

  Today is understood in many ways to be the birthday of the Church. We hear in Romans that “We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labor pains until now.” James, Peter and John see Jesus assumed into heaven, and they go to Jerusalem to wait and pray as they are told.… Continue reading Baptism

  At one point my profile picture for Facebook was a street sign showing the intersection of Church and State Streets. I though this was appropriate because in a lot of ways I feel as if that is the intersection where I live. Christ had a dual nature. He was God and He was man.… Continue reading Making a Difference

There is a wise observation about teachers. They say that the best ones were not the star pupils. The thinking is that people who always excel may not be able to help someone who is struggling with a concept. This gives hope of course to those of us who did not make straight A’s. It… Continue reading Bearing Fruit

Today’s Epistle tells us that we are God’s children now. In Matthew 19, Jesus  teaches about the blessing of children. Jesus tells the disciples that the kingdom of heaven belongs “to such as these.” Maybe we need to be more childlike in our spiritual lives? What exactly does that mean? St. Paul writes in 1… Continue reading We are God’s Children Now

  In the lectionary, Holy Week is observed in real time. It is a day by day journey with Jesus in the last few days of His life as a man on Earth. Then the time that elapses from last Sunday to this one is less than a day. The Gospel reading today takes place… Continue reading Peace Be With You

I think sometimes we have a lot of baggage we bring with us into relationships. My parents had one of those formative experiences early in their marriage that I heard about from both of them. It was interesting to get the different spin on events and come to a deeper appreciation for just who my… Continue reading Don’t Make it Too Complicated

So, here we are. We have made the Lenten pilgrimage once more and have arrived at the Vigil to proclaim the resurrection. In talking to Clay about attendance at the Mass this last Wednesday, we talked about all the services and how it spreads attendance out a little. There are just lots of events at… Continue reading The Stone that Needs to be Rolled Away

“Let Go and Rethink” Our Gospel lesson starts today with Greeks saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” So who were these Greeks, and why does John mention them? What is their significance? It’s worth noting that, after they say, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus,” we never hear about them again. We don’t know… Continue reading Let Go and Rethink

  “The Passover of the Jews was near.” That’s how John begins this story of Jesus cleansing the temple. The synoptic Gospels – Matthew, Mark and Luke, all have this story at the end of their Gospels. These are the Gospels we believe to be the most historical. The Gospel of John is the theological… Continue reading Temple of the Holy Spirit

When I was in college, I attended University of the South at Sewanee all but one semester. That one semester, I went to the University of SC – the other USC as far as Bishop Little is concerned. This was an interesting experience for me and I came away with an appreciation for the intensity… Continue reading Back to Basics