Harrowing Of Hell

Category: Creation

A Sound That Resonates Across the Generations

Sermon | March 1, 2026

To watch the sermon click here. Long before there were bells. Long before there were churches. Long before there were people. There was sound. Scientists tell us the universe did not begin in silence, but with an explosion, a big bang fourteen billion years ago, a sound that we can still hear pulsing from all

Optimism in a Locked Room

Sermon | April 27, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. I find it interesting how and when holy people choose to die. I remember Mother Teresa dying a few days after Princess Diana died, as if to slip undercover into eternity. Pope Francis chose the day after Easter, so as not to distract, I suspect, from the glory of

Jesus shows up in the neighborhood

Sermon | December 25, 2024

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 always quiet.

We are Co-Creators: Remembering St Francis

Sermon | October 6, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. As many of you know, my family spent this past summer relocating from Essex, Connecticut to Seattle. We were returning home as we had moved from Seattle to Connecticut only four years ago. It is truly wonderful to be back for so many reasons. But I want to talk

The Spiritual Journey Between Sin and Salvation

Sermon | February 25, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Do you know what this is? That’s right – canoe paddle…and you’re wondering why I’m holding this morning. Well, it’s because we say every single Sunday, at every single service, that “Wherever you are on your spiritual journey you have a place at Epiphany.” So, I think a lot

Jesus is Here. So What?

Sermon | December 25, 2023

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 always quiet.

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