How to Build Communities of Trust

Sermon | November 10, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Today, I want to extend my sermon from last Sunday, by continuing our conversation about community and the reality of our relational God. You may recall how I pointed out that the community of our God, our Trinitarian God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, is bound in perfect unity,

We Do the Work: Annual Lay Stewardship Sermon

Sermon | October 27, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Greetings Epiphany, for those of you I haven’t met yet, my name is Jamie Balducci. I have been a part of the Epiphany Family and the Epiphany choir for 13 years. When my husband, Anthony and I weren’t looking for a church, we were drawn in here by our

Slow Down: The Compounding Error of Haste

Sermon | July 14, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. On my phone I have an app that calculates compound interest. Most of you know about compound interest. It is simply the interest on the initial principle plus, the accumulated interest from previous periods. It’s interest on interest, and allows a fund to grow a lot faster than it

God in Front of Us: Love as Co-creation

Sermon | June 30, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. “If I live in love, then I am always investing myself in the future of another” (Ilia Delio The-Not-Yet-God, p. 258). That’s a quote from an author I’ve been reading lately. Her name is Ilia Delio, and she is a Franciscan nun (my speech to text spells this “none,”

A Home of Hope

Sermon | April 14, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. As I walked into the Great Hall the other day I looked up and I saw the Epiphany coat of arms embossed over the door. There is a crown, then waves, at the bottom of the crest, at least to me, holding it all together, is an anchor. The

Cowboy Boots, Cultural Christmas, and the Soul’s Longing for God

Sermon | December 3, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. It came into my mind that I needed a pair of cowboy boots. I’ve had cowboy boots before, in fact, I used to have two pairs. But my son absconded with one, and I sent the other to my nephew for a cowboy themed wedding he was going to.

AI Sermon Series #4: Soul Sensates and the Coronation of the Royal Priesthood

Sermon | May 28, 2023

Click here to watch the sermon. Today is the Feast of Pentecost, and the celebration of the coronation of Dean, Norah, and Jack into the caste of the Royal Priesthood. This is a ceremony which acknowledges the reality that their souls are replete with the living waters of God. The prophet Jeremiah coined the term

AI Sermon Series #3: The Formation of the Human Heart

Sermon | May 21, 2023

Click here to watch the sermon As we return to the topic of artificial intelligence today, part 3 in a 4-part series, we continue thinking about what it means to be human, and how we can be a better at being human, based on who our God is… I want to share a poem

AI Sermon Series #2: The Ontological Nature of a Person

Sermon | May 14, 2023

Click here to watch the sermon Last Sunday we learned from Peter that we have a title: the Royal Priesthood. It is the title of humanity, shared by all humanity, universally. In the age of generative artificial intelligence being human is becoming our common denominator, our core connection, and hopefully, our top priority. That may

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