Harrowing Of Hell

Category: Advent

It’s Still Christmas

Sermon | January 3, 2016

January 3, 2016, Holly Boone preaching

But today is still Christmas. We can look upon the infant in the manger and imagine our own newborn souls lying there. There is a whole new year before us to nurture and care for our baby souls. Stick around Epiphany very long and you will learn that here is a community devoted to the raising and training of souls, yours and mine and each others’. It’s still Christmas.

Christ the King

Sermon | November 22, 2015

November 22, 2015, The Rev. Kate Wesch preaching

Today’s gospel reading is out of context from what we have been hearing in recent weeks and from what we will be hearing as Advent begins next Sunday. It is from the end of John and is a conversation between Jesus and Pilate. The reason we are hearing this today is because this Sunday marks the Feast of Christ as King, even though the text clearly shows that Jesus is not any kind of earthly king.

Where Do You Find God’s Joy?

Sermon | December 25, 2014

December 25, 2014, The Rev. Kate Wesch preaching

And now, in these post-solstice days of winter, as we begin to celebrate the Twelve Days of Christmas, I challenge you to ponder the mysterious impossibility of the incarnation, the birth of Christ AND look for the joy. Where do you find God’s joy in your life?