Sermons

Epiphany IV

Epiphany IV: Thinking that our individual contributions make little difference allows us to live in the illusion that we may remain faithful Christians without having to really put forth much effort.

Holy Eucharist with Celebration of Interim Eucharistic Sharing Agreement

Epiphany III: As a practical matter, the ecumenical movement is really for us, as Christians, to recognize our unity in the Son of God, Jesus Christ, to whom we come together to celebrate, to recognize that the altar behind me is the Lord’s Table: not the Episcopal Church’s table, not United Methodist Church’s table, but the Lord’s Table.

Epiphany II: America, our shared household, has some hard work to do if we are seriously to address racism, extreme materialism, and militarism in our own household. There will always be purveyors of violence, but let that no longer be said of us.

Epiphany I: Baptism when we are sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked as Christ’s own forever matters. It’s supposed to make a difference.

Christmas II

Christmas I: Christmas is not a demonstration of divine power. It is exactly the reverse. It is a demonstration of divine weakness.

Christmas Day: Perhaps it is time to recover the power of the tent; a place limited only by the boundaries of our imagination. God’s tent; pitched in the neighborhood; pitched in Jesus; a Word on the move.

Christmas Morning: John is telling us that the One at the center of the universe is present here and among us in the world. In plain speak: Christmas can be anywhere.