The Magnificat and Mary’s Example

Sermon | December 22, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. I have a story to tell you about the Magnificat, Luke chapter 1 verses 46 to 55. Last Sunday, at the 11 am service, I was standing right here in your midst, reading from Luke chapter 3 about John the Baptist. Sabrina was the Verger at 11am and she

Rejoicing in Relationship

Sermon | December 15, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. These are the gloomy days in Seattle. The sun, if it appears at all, doesn’t show up until around 8:00 in the morning and then begins to disappear around 4:00 in the afternoon. There’s a persistent mist in the air, and if it’s not misting that generally means it’s

Attuned to the Signs of the Times

Sermon | December 1, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. I consider myself a pretty capable world traveler. The evidence? I’ve traveled to over 50 countries, and I’m here to tell you about it. It’s a low bar, but it’s good enough. Now two things I know from years of hoofing it around the world: One I talk about

Don’t Worry, Be Thankful!

Sermon | November 28, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. I love to read, and I love to travel. In fact, I love to read while I travel. While I enjoy holding a real book in my hands, I also appreciate using my phone as a Kindle when I’m on an airplane. It saves space, lets me read in

How to Build Communities of Trust

Sermon | November 10, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Today, I want to extend my sermon from last Sunday, by continuing our conversation about community and the reality of our relational God. You may recall how I pointed out that the community of our God, our Trinitarian God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, is bound in perfect unity,

God is our Firm Foundation

Sermon | November 3, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. This morning’s sermon is about who we are going to be as a church after the election of the 47th president of the United States. Two things will remain: We will be incarnational, connected, face

Life is About Practices

Sermon | October 20, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. When Margaret, my twenty-five year old daughter, was in third grade, we were living in Los Angeles. After one of her soccer games, where she probably scored five goals, which was not unusual, “A big guy, tall guy, tears in his eyes came up to me…” that’s a Seth

We are Co-Creators: Remembering St Francis

Sermon | October 6, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. As many of you know, my family spent this past summer relocating from Essex, Connecticut to Seattle. We were returning home as we had moved from Seattle to Connecticut only four years ago. It is truly wonderful to be back for so many reasons. But I want to talk

“Open Sesame” and be Liberated!

Sermon | September 8, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Good morning. It’s so good to see you. It’s a wonderful day today. It is our fall picnic. And it is a day filled with power of the Holy Spirit; which makes the Gospel that we encounter appropriate for this moment, because buried within it is a singular, powerful

Category: Hope & Resurrection