The Cosmic Moment of Easter

Sermon | April 19, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. Shhhhhh… Here, we sit, in a liminal space. I almost feel as if we should whisper. This is the moment when Silent Saturday gives way to Easter Sunday. Today is called Silent Saturday because of the quiet of the tomb. At the very powerful Good Friday service last night,

The Courage of Good Friday

Sermon | April 18, 2025

To watch the sermon, click here. Tonight we meet the prophet Isaiah, whose words of suffering and hope have echoed out over the centuries. Specifically, this passage, known as the Fourth Servant Song, is a mysterious, powerful poem that dares to imagine a world saved not by domination, but by a bruised and broken body.

Tending the fig trees of our lives

Sermon | March 23, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. Today’s Gospel story presents two significant disasters. One is the brutal act of a homicidal leader, Pilate, who mixes the blood of those he murders with the sacrifices he offers to his god, Caesar. Human sacrifice is a gruesome act designed to terrorize the people. The tyrant loves to

You Are Symbols of the Living God

Sermon | March 9, 2025

To listen to the sermon click here. What does the swastika, a five-pointed star, and an upside down pink triangle have in common? They have all undergone significant symbolic shifts. The original meaning of the swastika found its origin in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism as a symbol of good fortune and the cycle of life.

Instructed Eucharist

Sermon | February 16, 2025

To watch the 8:45 Instructed Eucharist (Rite II) click here. To watch the 11:00 Instructed Eucharist (Rite I) click here. To watch a short explanation on how sermons are constructed click here.

What is God Calling you Into?

Sermon | February 10, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. The opening stanza of The Second Coming by the Irish poet, William Butler Yeats goes like this: Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed,

For Whatever May Come

Sermon | February 2, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. When Mary was 4 years old, her parents, Anna and Joachim, dedicated her to service in the Temple in Jerusalem. As members of the local Essene community, this was a profound blessing upon the family. The Essenes were a Jewish sect that existed around the me of Jesus. The

118th Annual Meeting – A Beacon of Hope

Sermon | January 26, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. Good morning. It’s nice to see you here today. This is the Sunday of our 118th annual meeting, and it is the 16th time I have stood before you to address the congregation on the common life of Epiphany parish. The gospel of Luke this morning gives me the

Wait for it

Sermon | January 19, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. I just returned from a whirlwind trip to the ivory towered East Coast where I was part of a panel on artificial intelligence, theology, and the church. And so, I begin this sermon with a highbrow reference to the musical Hamilton. It’s pretty famous… at least the story is.

Category: Hope & Resurrection