Known and Loved

Sermon | April 21, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Last Sunday, Doyt preached a fine sermon on hope. He described Epiphany as being a community of hope and all of us as being people of hope. Being a people of hope means to be unreconciled to the suffering of the world, said Doyt. It means not to live

Ash Wednesday: The Why of Fasting

Sermon | February 14, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. I have to admit that Lent is my favorite season of the liturgical year. It is a time to reflect, repent, and return to God, to really lean into life as a Christian in secular Seattle. It can be a

The Mercy of God

Sermon | October 22, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. Today we meet the Gospel with a familiar verse: “Give unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and unto God what is God’s.” This turns out to be Jesus’ response to a trick question by the Pharisees…they want to see whether or not Jesus will acknowledge the governing authority of the

Climbing the Mountain of Christianity

Sermon | February 19, 2023

Seven years ago, my sister Valerie and I set out to conquer Mount Rainier. The compulsion to climb that mountain set upon me the first time I saw it jutting up on the horizon as I drove south to the airport. There, single and solitary,a majestic point of power ripping out of the earth toward

Fasting and Lent

Sermon | February 5, 2023

Lent begins in a little over two weeks. When one hears the word “Lent”, one often associates it with “fasting.” Perhaps you are thinking, as I have in the past, that you’ll give up alcohol, or chocolate, or your daily triple venti mocha with whipped cream for 40 days…and you’re done. But in today’s lesson

God Even Includes Jerks

Sermon | May 22, 2022

Three weeks ago, I preached from the Book of Acts about a man with a crooked leg who was healed in the name of Jesus by Peter. Then, two weeks ago, I preached, again from the Book of Acts, about Tabitha who was raised from the dead by Peter, again in the name of Jesus.

Be a Child of God

Sermon | December 26, 2021

In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen. Merry Christmas! I am so glad to see you! My name is Diane Carlisle and I am the Head Verger here at Epiphany. My husband, Terry, and I have been members of Epiphany for almost 40 years. Generally as your Head

Getting to the Heart of the Matter

Sermon | September 12, 2021

I’ve been hearing lately about conversations people have had with family members and good friends who refused to get vaccinated. (disqualify people who are immune-compromised) These conversations are exasperating! Nothing they say inspires their loved one to change their mind. Nothing works. It is crazy making. This is life and death, and there are not

Aunt Maria and Zeal

Sermon | March 8, 2021

“Zeal for your house will consume me.” That is a word I get excited about, zeal. It is a word that gets a bad rap—a zealot, a person blindly compelled by an idea, irrespective of its costs, particularly cost to relationship. I believe zeal means just the opposite. I believe zeal is all about relationship.

Category: Law