Harrowing Of Hell

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The Power of Joy

Sermon | August 3, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. Today I want to talk about joy, and where we truly find it; because there are a lot of tough, troubling things going on in the world and joy is the power that provides the equanimity and endurance to face the stress and suffering and, indeed, prevail over evil.

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

The Tithe

Sermon | November 19, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. What is the Kingdom of heaven like? That is the question I posed last Sunday. I then suggested that the Kingdom of heaven has two plotlines running simultaneously: one that is told from your or my particular context at any given moment in time; and the second is the

Laborers in the Vineyard

Sermon | September 24, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. Are you envious because I am generous? In the name of… Good morning! It is a joy to be with you today. I bring you greetings from the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York – known more colloquially as York Minster. I have had the great

Maundy Thursday

Sermon | April 6, 2023

Here we are, at Maundy Thursday. Our participation in Christ’s Passion was already real throughout this Holy Week, but it’s getting really real now. So, a question for you: How would you choose to spend the last night of your life? I had a friend who used to say that if the bombs were coming,

Greed for God

Sermon | July 31, 2022

When reading today’s Gospel, one movie that came to mind. Just one. Remember that movie Wall Street? I know many of us in this room and online remember the movie Wall Street with Michael Douglas that came out in the late 1980s. His character, Gordon Gekko was a corporate raider, a businessperson who specialized in

Face Your Life With Facts of Love

Sermon | November 28, 2021

Today is the first Sunday of Advent. For us Christians, it’s the start of our New Year, the start of the liturgical calendar. We Christians are taught that during Advent we anticipate the birth of Jesus. And we anticipate Jesus’ return. Advent is all about joy. Quietly anticipating the joy of Jesus. The joy that