Christmas Eve: Courage and Hope

Sermon | December 24, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. Good evening. Merry Christmas. I’m glad to see you tonight. I was hoping you would be here. And now that I’ve seen you and we are together, my hope has moved, relocated from this space to out there, somewhere in front of me, in front of us…which is where

Joy to the World

Sermon | December 17, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. Good Morning. We are in the 3rd week of Advent. We have lit the pink candle…and we are full of joy, Right? It is Gaudete Sunday. Why do we call it Gaudete? Well, because we are Episcopalians and we like words like undercroft and ciborium. Actually, Gaudete is 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.

Spiritual Non-Negotiables

Sermon | February 12, 2023

Good morning, Epiphany. There was a moment at the end of the Christmas holidays when irritation started to overtake me. My son Desmond asked me to drive him to the airport on a Tuesday at 4:30 in the morning. Now, I don’t mind getting up early, that wasn’t the issue. The issue was when I

Soul Sensates in the Age of the Holy Spirit

Sermon | January 6, 2023

Good evening and welcome to the Feast of Epiphany. I would like to begin this evening by calling your attention to the round window above the high altar. It was given to us by our soul ancestors over 70 years ago as a focal point for worship in this room. Some might think of it

Christmas Day

Sermon | December 25, 2022

John 1:1-18 I love this service. In fact, don’t tell anybody, but it might be my favorite service of the entire year. Sure, I love the pageantry and excitement of Christmas Eve, and I love the pageantry and joy of Easter, but there is something special to me about Christmas Day. For one thing, it’s

The Solid Ground on Which We Stand

Sermon | December 24, 2022

Merry Christmas Eve! I’m glad to see you here this evening. For some of you it may be the first time at Epiphany. Welcome. For many of you this is your spiritual home, and I am glad to be on this journey with you. There may even be a few of you for whom this

Christmas Comfort for the Women of Angeline’s

News | December 17, 2022

In early December, Sue Cary and Sherilyn Peterson (shown left with a staff member) delivered two carloads of gift bags to Angeline’s Day Center for Women. The 100 stylish tote bags were donated by parishioner Suzanne Whitaker, and the cash gifts ($6,245!) that poured in from generous donors filled each bag with warm house slippers,

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

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