May 1, 2016, The Rev. Doyt L. Conn, Jr., preaching
Feel the power of the living water in you. See it moving, moving out, beyond yourself, finding confluence with other rivers, merging into a mighty river and seeking the sea. The ocean after all accepts every river.
March 26, 2016, The Rev. Doyt L. Conn, Jr. preaching
Jesus came from God so we could go up up up from darkness to light, from chaos to order, from bondage to freedom, from death to life. It is this mysterious relationship that we sit in and celebrate tonight. And it begins with water. Water is essential. It is essential for point to God; who is more essential.
February 10, 2016, The Rev. Kate Wesch preaching
And so, this day, this first day of Lent, we are marked as a sign of our mortal nature, a reminder that we are stardust. This is an act and a reminder of this season of penitence, of fasting, and self-examination. It is an echo of our baptism, and a foreshadowing of last rites.
December 24, 2015, The Rev. Doyt L. Conn preaching
What if Mary knew her son, born in a manger in Bethlehem, would unleash upon the world the greatest power it had ever known?
October 18, 2015, The Rev. Kate Wesch preaching
Just because James and John have been witness to incredible acts of God doesn’t mean instant gratification and glory. They are going to have to work for it. They are going to have to walk with Jesus every step of the way into Jerusalem, all the way to the cross. That is what I mean when I say there is no scenic route to Jerusalem. It’s going to be hard.
January 11, 2015, The Rev. Kate Wesch preaching
December 14, 2014, The Rev. Doyt Conn preaching
Last week we talked about cosmic evil, so this week I thought we’d do something easier like reincarnation.
March 23, 2014, The Rev. Doyt Conn preaching
She runs to the village, calling: “come and see!” Come and see Jesus – not a temple in Jerusalem, not doctrines of Judaism, not a cult, a practice or a mountaintop – but a person, Jesus, from whom the living water flows. She does this by telling her story: that Jesus knew her as she really was, and loved her anyway, and gave her living water to drink. Come and see. Come and see.
February 23, 2014, The Rev. Kate Wesch & The Rev. Doyt Conn preaching
In The Saint John’s Bible, on the second page showing Leviticus 19, there is a little bird in the margin. It has a rope in its talons running down the side of the text and at the bottom it is attached to a box of text. The bird’s beak points to the place above where the text should be inserted. This is one of my favorite things about this work of art. It is holy and yet, it is human like we are.