God is Calling Us to Mission

Sermon | January 15, 2023

Good Morning! It’s good to be with you today. Thank you for having me. It is truly a blessing to be with Epiphany Parish on this Second Sunday after the Epiphany as we recognize the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today, we also celebrate our shared ministry in Haiti through the Haiti Micah

Our Story of Water (Why God and Water are Inextricably Linked)

Sermon | January 8, 2023

Today we celebrate the baptism of Jesus. For me it is a celebration that gives me cause to wonder: Why water? Why do we douse people’s heads with water? Why is water the symbol at the center of our faith; the sign of Baptism, one of the two core sacraments in Christianity? This morning I

Going Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt

Sermon | December 11, 2022

Good Morning, Epiphany – those of you here in the church and those of you on-line. My name is Pam Tinsley, a new priest here at Epiphany, and a new priest in general. I’ll say more about that in a minute. I’m glad to be here with you today! The first Sunday morning text that

Baptism – The Nature of the Soul as a Person’s Identity

Sermon | November 6, 2022

Today is All Saints’ Day, and it is a big day, because today is the day I get to introduce you to Ms. Ira Rose, Mr. Wes Eap, and Mr. Nasir David Mercy. They are the ones we are baptizing. And by this baptism we are saying they belong to this community and that we

Signs in the Time of COVID

Sermon | July 25, 2021

Good morning Christians, Seekers, and Friends! Happy Sunday everyone! I hope that today you will find the occasion to rejoice in this day that the Lord has made and this season of summer 2021 that we are already a little over a month into… I know sometimes when something miraculous happens—like the creation of vaccines

It’s Okay to Feel What You Feel

Sermon | February 21, 2021

Good morning Christians, seekers, and friends! How are you doing this first Sunday in Lent? This time I ask this not as a nice segue way into my sermon – be nice to the people Ruth Anne so they’ll want to listen—but because in my experience, in the average Christian year, we seem to really

Where the Wild Things Are

Sermon | January 10, 2021

Good morning Christians, seekers, and friends: Welcome. It is well that you have come. And we are made better, more whole, with you here as a unique and important part of the body of Christ. Now the phrases above are a little like a definition of or even a little of the etymology of the

Coming of Age

Sermon | December 6, 2020

The season of Advent brings us back to the familiar. The familiar decorations around the house. The familiar music on the radio. For us here in Seattle; the familiar long nights and short days. Maybe even familiar food and holiday drinks appear. And we experience, here in church, very familiar Bible stories. Today we find

Communion & Unity Under God

News | October 26, 2020

This November, we will hold fast to the reality of our interconnectedness across time, place, and preference in a series of worship and prayer opportunities. All Saints Day & Baptisms November 1 | 9:00 & 11:15 am | Church This is a major feast day of the church and is also a

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