Preached April 30, 2017 at Thornton UMC Link to Video Here ——- Now…faithfulness is the assurance of the things we hold out hope for, the trust and conviction in things that are Unseen. Indeed, it was because of their faithfulness that our ancestors were commended. Through faith we trust that the whole universe was formed […]
Originally preached on Pentecost at Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis. See the video here. Relevant lectionary readings here. “And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.” Amen A violent wind. Violent. There have been a lot […]
Relevant Lectionary Readings News Article on Gynnya McMillen “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5 “In you, O LORD, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame.” Psalm 71:1 _____________________________________________________________________ The Old Testament […]
Grace and peace are yours from the living God, Amen. I was wondering this week how you might know when you are around a real live saint. Do you ever find yourself wondering that? Like, we know already from our time together that saints can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. They can […]
Relevant Lectionary Text TW: Walter Scott Shooting Video Grace and Peace are yours from the Risen Christ. Amen. “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.” Oh Thomas. We give Thomas such […]
Relevant Lectionary Readings Grace and peace are yours from the Triune God. Amen “The whole congregation of Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the desert. ‘If only we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread; for […]
Relevant Lectionary Readings Here Grace and Peace are yours from the Triune God, Amen. Alice loves to have me read to her this retelling of a Kenyan story. In this story, “Mama Panya’s Pancakes”, Adika and his mother are on their way to the market to get some ingredients for dinner that night. They’re going […]
Relevant Lectionary Readings Grace and peace are yours from the Risen Christ. Amen. They wanted Jesus to do what they thought he would do. Most of them had traveled and lived and worked with him for years. And then, they had spent 40 days with him after the resurrection, eating, and listening, and learning some […]
Relevant Lectionary Readings Audio Here Grace and Peace are yours from the Risen Christ. Amen. The Gospel reading for today is often referred to as Jesus’s “Farewell Discourse.” It features an intense conversation between Jesus and his disciples. The disciples had just witnessed a dramatic exit by Judas,with the taste of bread and wine still […]
Relevant Lectionary Readings Audio Grace and peace are yours from the Risen Christ. Amen. My daughter Alice is from Sierra Leone, in West Africa, and so I’ve spent quite a little bit of time there. And in Sierra Leone, dinner is usually eaten a little bit later, around 8 or 9. There isn’t much electricity […]
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