Vines & Branches: We Are Already Connected

Sermon | April 28, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Today is the 5th Sunday of Easter. We are on the 24th day of the 50 days of Easter. The 50 days of Easter mark the time between the Resurrection and the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. So our Gospel readings during these 50 days show us

It Was All Set in Motion on this Night

Sermon | March 28, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Tonight we begin the Triduum. One play in three acts: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday. The resurrection will come, but in this three act play, Jesus reveals the pattern that we know as the Paschal mystery, namely: there is Nno resurrection without death. There is no fast

Trinity Sunday

Sermon | June 4, 2023

This sermon has three parts. It’s Trinity Sunday—so, three parts, one sermon. And one part has three parts in it. But don’t worry, it’s not all that complicated. Because why would a sermon on the Trinity be complicated? So I’m going to say three things about the Trinity—three answers to the question we’ve been asking

Founding Church Members in the Age of the Holy Spirit

Sermon | April 23, 2023

In 2070 I will be 103 years old, and most likely in the columbarium here at Epiphany. And as you stroll by, that is, as some of you stroll by, I hope you say, “Oh, remember Doyt? He was Rector here for a long time.” Hopefully you won’t say, “too long.” Others of you will

Guardians of Hope

Sermon | April 9, 2023

Good morning. HAPPY EASTER! I’m so glad to see you today. There is a sense that we’re back to normal, if that’s really possible in a world where COVID is endemic. In fact, I know some of you can’t be here today because you have COVID. I’m glad you’re joining us online. I hope you’re

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

At the Foot of the Cross

Sermon | April 7, 2023

Today is Good Friday. This is the day Jesus was crucified. We tend to think of this day from Jesus’s perspective. We imagine what he was feeling. We envision what his body looked like – all bruised, and broken, and bloodied, nearly unrecognizable. Today IS a hard, hard day. I think of it as a

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,

The Patience of Jesus

Sermon | April 2, 2023

Today is Palm Sunday, and it marks the beginning of Holy Week. We meet Jesus riding into Jerusalem, triumphantly as a king, on a donkey, AND on a colt, the foal of a donkey (Zech 9:9). Which sets the stage for a great deal of confusion…was he on a colt? Was he on a donkey?

Category: Holy Week