Harrowing Of Hell

Category: Kingdom of God

Can We Weary God?

Sermon | December 18, 2022

733 BC was a very interesting year. It was the year that king Ahaz of Judea met the prophet Isaiah by the upper pool, over the hill, down past the Fullers field, just outside the walls of the city of David. It was a regular place sort of like meeting at the Madrona playfield across

Going Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt

Sermon | December 11, 2022

Good Morning, Epiphany – those of you here in the church and those of you on-line. My name is Pam Tinsley, a new priest here at Epiphany, and a new priest in general. I’ll say more about that in a minute. I’m glad to be here with you today! The first Sunday morning text that

Serve the Moment

Sermon | August 7, 2022

When I first read today’s story from Luke, it reminded me of how impatient I am. Many things remind me of my impatience. For example, when my husband and I bought our house, I was not in love with the front door. I wanted a new front door – one that was dramatic, eye-catching, beautiful.

Everyone Needs a Truth Teller

Sermon | July 10, 2022

This morning I’m going to invite you to spend a few minutes with a cranky old man. No, not me. I’m generally pretty good-natured, or at least I try to be. No, the cranky old man I want you to spend some time with this morning is named Amos. He runs a flock of sheep

A Life of Downward Mobility

Sermon | July 3, 2022

He had our attention from his first sentence, which isn’t something you can say about every graduation speaker or every graduation speech. But he started this way: “I wish for you a life of downward mobility.” Many of us thought we had misheard him. We turned to the people next to us to check. Surely,

For the Rest of Time

Sermon | June 26, 2022

She was sure that he was the man for her. After six years of dating, she knew down to her bones that he was right, that they were good together. But each time she would hint around the marriage question, each time the “m-word” came up, she received the same answer: “I’m just not sure

Trinity Sunday

Sermon | June 12, 2022

This Gospel presents the Trinity as a way of understanding God for, with, and in us and of understanding ourselves for, with, and in God as siblings  (1:12-13) who have seen what it means to be children of God in Jesus (1:14)   We are assigned this Gospel today, because it is Trinity Sunday.   Now, I