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

AI Sermon Series #1: AI and the Human Identity–The Royal Priesthood

Sermon | May 7, 2023

Click here to watch the sermon Good morning, today we step into the realm of artificial intelligence, as the first sermon in our series about who we are because of who our God is. Artificial intelligence is big, and it is something we are hearing a lot about, not because it’s a fad, but because

The God who Makes, Moves, Purposes, and Renews

Sermon | April 8, 2023

As we sit in darkness having heard the Cantor sing: “This is the night…” we remember. This is the night we remember who our God is. We tell the stories about what our God has done. We remember that it is God who saves us. The song we just sang makes the point: Surely 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 Great Absurdity

Sermon | April 10, 2022

Today’s Palm Sunday reading always distracts me. There Jesus is with his disciples, and he asks two of them to go to a particular house, and retrieve a colt for him that has never been ridden. He knows the one he wants, even saying to his disciples, “If anyone questions you, tell them the master

Luke’s Beatitudes

Sermon | February 13, 2022

Good morning. My name is Susan Pitchford, and I am Epiphany’s “Off-site Anchorite,” so I work on supporting adult faith formation. I’m also a professed Third Order Franciscan; that is, I’m a member of a religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi in the 13th c. Franciscan spirituality focuses on simplicity of life, rejection

Battle for Christianity – Annual Appeal

Sermon | October 3, 2021

I am so glad to be here with you today. I just returned from a board meeting for the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes in Atlanta, and then flew to Essex Connecticut where I preached at Kate Wesch’s installation as Rector at Saint John’s Church. Incidentally, Kate is doing very well, as is her family,

Grace of God

Sermon | May 9, 2021

Good morning Christians, Seekers, and Friends: We live in a bubble of grace. While we may not always recognize it, each and every cell in our body—each and every hair on our head is not only surrounded by, but made of, God. Will you do me a favor? For just a minute will you close

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