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God’s Got This!

Sermon | August 27, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. It is good to be back after summer travels. I missed you. I missed opening my Bible and thinking about what you and I were going to talk about in the sermon Sunday. Writing a sermon is both completely delightful and utterly painful, because it requires digging into the

AI Sermon Series #4: Soul Sensates and the Coronation of the Royal Priesthood

Sermon | May 28, 2023

Click here to watch the sermon. Today is the Feast of Pentecost, and the celebration of the coronation of Dean, Norah, and Jack into the caste of the Royal Priesthood. This is a ceremony which acknowledges the reality that their souls are replete with the living waters of God. The prophet Jeremiah coined the term

AI Sermon Series #3: The Formation of the Human Heart

Sermon | May 21, 2023

Click here to watch the sermon As we return to the topic of artificial intelligence today, part 3 in a 4-part series, we continue thinking about what it means to be human, and how we can be a better at being human, based on who our God is… I want to share a poem

AI Sermon Series #2: The Ontological Nature of a Person

Sermon | May 14, 2023

Click here to watch the sermon Last Sunday we learned from Peter that we have a title: the Royal Priesthood. It is the title of humanity, shared by all humanity, universally. In the age of generative artificial intelligence being human is becoming our common denominator, our core connection, and hopefully, our top priority. That may

AI Sermon Series #1: AI and the Human Identity–The Royal Priesthood

Sermon | May 7, 2023

Click here to watch the sermon Good morning, today we step into the realm of artificial intelligence, as the first sermon in our series about who we are because of who our God is. Artificial intelligence is big, and it is something we are hearing a lot about, not because it’s a fad, but because

We are Beatitude People

Sermon | January 29, 2023

Good morning, Epiphany. It is delightful to have you together at one service. We gather as one body because it’s our annual meeting, and all members are encouraged to be present to vote for the Vestry, and to hear what has happened this past year, and where we are headed. So, thank you for being

Let Us Walk Humbly With Our God

Sermon | January 15, 2023

Let us pray: In the name of the one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. In the passage from Exodus, the Lord said to Moses, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, and I

God is Calling Us to Mission

Sermon | January 15, 2023

Good Morning! It’s good to be with you today. Thank you for having me. It is truly a blessing to be with Epiphany Parish on this Second Sunday after the Epiphany as we recognize the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today, we also celebrate our shared ministry in Haiti through the Haiti Micah

The Good News

Sermon | October 17, 2021

Good morning Christians, seekers, and friends! I have been thinking this week about that old question, “What do you want to hear first… the GOOD news or the BAD news?” We’ve probably all heard this question in one context or another. Do you have a personal preference? Good news first; then bad news? Or is

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