Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B. June 20, 2021 “David put his hand in his bag, took out a stone, slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead; the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell face down on the ground.” Everyone loves a Cinderella story. Each year at the end of […]
May 30, 2021 Trinity Sunday. Isaiah 6:1-8 Good morning on this Memorial Day weekend. With graduation ceremonies and school finishing up, this weekend seems to mark the start of summer, albeit an unofficial start. In Huntsville, this weekend has traditionally come with a 10K race, the Cotton Row Run. As Rob and I noted the […]
Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year B It is now or never, I’ve decided. Well, I should say, it’s now or wait until next Easter season. It is time to preach a sermon on the Acts of the Apostles. We’ve been reading parts of this fantastical book all season. With Easter coming to an end, and […]
Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year B (May 9, 2021) I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends” Glad to be here this morning with you all and very thankful to my friend Deacon Jeannie Randall for supplying […]
Good morning on this Good Shepherd Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Last year, in what we thought was the thick of the pandemic, but sadly matters turned much more deadly, I was here by myself on Good Shepherd Sunday. You were at home. I remember feeling odd standing here with the beautiful stained-glass Good […]
Sermon Third Sunday of Easter April 18, 2021 Luke 24:36b-48 It’s back to business, I guess. Lent is over, so too is spring break and the excitement of Easter Day. For our kids, it’s time to get back to class, finish the semester strong. For those of us wondering what we’ll do this summer, we […]
Easter Year B, April 4, 2021 John 20:1-18 Good morning. Happy Easter Day! What a gorgeous day we have to celebrate this morning and I’m very glad you’re here. I hope you’ve come to church this morning, unharried, and…happily. Truthfully, you can’t even complain about being inside on such a beautiful day. […]
Myths are all around us. Yes, myths. When I say this, you may think I’m talking about the mythology you learned in ninth grade, the stories of the gods and goddesses of Greek mythology, Zeus, Aphrodite, Apollo and all their troubling interactions amongst themselves and with humans. And in a way, I am; Now I […]
Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year B March 14, 2021 John 3:14-21 Good morning friends; you’ll be happy to hear, I think, that today is Refreshment Sunday. I don’t know that I ever knew that term existed before ordained life, and if I did, I would have asked very seriously, then where are the refreshments? The […]
Second Sunday in Lent Year B February 28, 2021 “No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations… As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless […]