“We are the people of God and we are called to not let go.”
A sermon offered on the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, August 2, 2020, based on the story of Jacob wrestling an angel and remembering the life of John Le...
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“God continues to stand by the promise made, even when the humans don’t necessarily live up to the calling”
Our reading from Genesis continues the complicated family drama of Abraham and his descendants. As we read the story of Jacob and his marriage to Leah...
“…again and again we see that God works through those that the world undervalues or rejects”
Our reading from Genesis continues the complicated family drama of Abraham and his descendants. Reading the story of Jacob bargaining for Esau's birth...
What is the 4th of July?
168 yrs to the day after Frederick Douglass issued his "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" message, I joined with the faith leaders of the Poor...
“…do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows”
This morning I got to be with the good folks at St. Mary's in Jasper. This was my first time there, though I have driven past it many times on my way ...
“…and hope does not disappoint us”
As we begin the long season after Pentecost, Thomas, my preaching partner, and I have decided to focus our preaching efforts on the readings from the ...
A sermon for an ordination
On May 28, 2020, I had the joy of preaching for my friend Drew's ordination to the transitional diaconate at Canterbury Chapel in Tuscaloosa. Canterbu...
“What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.”
A sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter offered during online worship for Trinity Commons, Birmingham, Alabama. This is one of my favorite passages fr...
“I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”
A sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter offered during online worship for Trinity Commons, Birmingham, Alabama. Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 23 John 10:1-10 ...
Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have been persuaded…
The Second Sunday of Easter gives us the story of Thomas and offers a chance to consider how doubt and faith go hand in hand. Readings: Acts 2:14a,22-...