So this week, I found hope in the story of two women who, very aware of the reality of their situations, responded to God's Word. They did not overlook their dire circumstance. They saw the world's brokenness and unfaithfulness and dared to hope.

It has been a few years since I’ve had the chance to preach on Good Friday. I was grateful to join St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Birmingham for their observance of Good Friday.  Principal Text: John 18:1-19:42 “The coming of Jesus’ hour means that we are coming to the end of the story. We areContinue reading "To the end"

A sermon offered on the 1st Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday, May 30, 2021, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Talladega, Alabama. “Nicodemus is who we need on Trinity Sunday. A man that was not certain but was curious. Someone that understood that not all mysteries can be solved. And that it is through curiosityContinue reading "“The clarity of mystery”"

A sermon offered on Pentecost Sunday, May 23, 2021, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greensboro, Alabama. “There is a lot we can learn from that first Pentecost about our mission in the world. We have each received the Holy Spirit in baptism, and we have each received the gift language—the gift of telling theContinue reading "“We hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power”"

A sermon offered on the 6th Sunday of Easter, May 9, 2021, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greensboro, Alabama. "All of us here are friends, not because we agree on everything, not because we are the same political party, are from the same place, like the same things, we are friends because we loveContinue reading "“But I have called you friends”"

A sermon offered on the 4th Sunday of Easter, April 25, 2021, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greensboro, Alabama. A sermon offered on the 5th Sunday of Easter, May 2, 2021, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Roanoke, AL. "We need to prune some things. But we also need to let some things runContinue reading "“I am the vine, you are the branches.”"

A sermon offered on the 4th Sunday of Easter, April 25, 2021, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greensboro, Alabama. "'I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice.' To be a flock means that we are in relationship to otherContinue reading "“I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me…”"

A sermon offered on the 2nd Sunday of Easter, April 11, 2021, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greensboro, Alabama. “The church gets caught up in the HOW and the WHAT. How do we worship? How do we sing? How is the church organized? How do we get members? What counts as disciples? What sinsContinue reading "“Our WHY is Christ crucified and risen.”"

A sermon offered on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Roanoke, Alabama. “Mary, Peter, and the disciples were forever changed by their time with Jesus. And their experience of the risen Lord transformed their hearts to see the world through resurrection. The grave was no longer the final destination. SinContinue reading "“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly”"

This is a sermon offered on Maundy Thursday, April 1, 2021, at Christ Episcopal Church in Fairfield, AL. “In the gift of the Eucharist, Jesus invites us to remember the way God does. To remember the past—the Exodus from Egypt, the Last Supper with the Disciples—to remember the present moment of us gathered here inContinue reading "The Great Remembering"

This is a sermon offered on the Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greensboro, AL. "We need the whiplash of the Palms and the Passion to experience the potential of Jesus’ earthly power and his divine power. We need to hold these two together to realizeContinue reading "Palms, Passion, and Power"