Category: Greed

July 21, 2019, The Rev. Doyt L. Conn, Jr. preaching

December 24, 2018, The Rev. Doyt L. Conn, Jr. preaching

April 12, 2015, The Rev. Kate Wesch preaching.

Just as Spring is a good time for a deep clean, a de-cluttering of the stuff in your life, the Fifty Days of Easter are an excellent time for a de-cluttering of your Spirit. Reflect upon this honestly. In what ways do the possessions in your life weigh you down and get in the way of your relationship with the resurrected Jesus?

March 18, 2015, Jonathan Roberts preaching

Joy: what it is, what it’s pulling us toward, and how to experience more of it

December 1, 2013, Holly Boone, Epiphany parishioner preacher

Still, I wonder if there is some way as a Christian community we can’t model for our children a better way of living in a world of material abundance. If we don’t, who will? Nothing on the Disney Channel or social media or billboards or the web is telling them “Happy is enough; happy is less.”

Psalm 51, I must admit is one of my favorites, but as much through association as content. You see, it is the Psalm appointed for Friday morning prayers in the Hour by Hour prayer book that so many of us use.

There was a Friday morning Minyan for a while, that the now deceased yet still deeply beloved Charley Bush was part of. Every time, and I mean every time, we got to verse 6, Charley would give an audible “Uggh” or “Give me a break.”

August 4, 2013, The Rev Kate Wesch preaching

It feels awkward to talk about money and yet, Jesus talked about it all the time both directly and indirectly. I didn’t count myself, but found this fact in an article that one out of every ten verses in the gospels is about “stuff” – the human quest for treasure. I don’t doubt it and know that our culture depends on this perpetual quest. In times of broad economic insecurity, we are encouraged to spend more money, to stimulate the economy. The next best thing is always out there and we want it.