Harrowing Of Hell

Category: Relationships & Connection

Seeds of Reckless Love

Sermon | July 12, 2026

To watch the sermon, click here. When I was a teenager, I loved reading magazines. Each month I would get Tiger Beat, and Teen, and Seventeen, and Young Miss, and Mademoiselle…some of you might remember those. I would pore over them. You could tear out some of the pages and they’d unfold into one big

A River of Grace

Sermon | June 21, 2026

To watch the sermon, click here. “Paul’s opponents had a point. If God’s grace is truly unceasing, unstoppable, available to every soul no matter what we do or fail to do, then their question was reasonable: Why not go on sinning if grace keeps coming? If grace is going to show up anyway, why not

The Dance of God

Sermon | May 31, 2026

To watch the sermon click here. The beginning of summer always reminds me of big family gatherings at my aunt and uncle’s cabin in rural Oklahoma. In mid-life, my law-practicing uncle transformed himself into a very accomplished home chef. I love long, lazy weekends spent with them, drinking coffee, walking dogs, and relaxing. Late afternoon

The God who really, really loves you

Sermon | April 4, 2026

To watch the sermon click here. Once upon a time, a very long time ago, people gathered at night around fires telling stories and dreaming dreams. Before the internet and smartphones, before electricity and mass transit, people comforted one another in the dark with singing, and with prayer, and with story. If a family was

The Olive Press

Sermon | April 2, 2026

To watch the sermon click here. This is Maundy Thursday. It is the first act in a three-part liturgy we call the Triduum, from the Latin meaning “three days.” It is one continuous movement: tonight, then Good Friday, and finally, the Great Vigil of Easter. These are not three separate services, but one unfolding mystery.

Grace Names Us

Sermon | February 22, 2026

To watch the sermon click here. Jesus goes into the wilderness where he is tested by Satan. But just before this, Jesus was baptized by John in the River Jordan. Do you remember what happened immediately after Jesus was baptized? The Spirit of God came down and a voice proclaimed, “This is my Son, the

You Are my Beloved

Sermon | January 11, 2026

To watch the sermon click here. In my childhood imagination, the Jordan River was a mythical place. It was larger than life, a fast-moving current full of life and vitality. The Sunday Schools lessons about crazy old John the Baptist probably contributed to this image. Jesus’ cousin John, the guy who hung out in the

Seeing Through Tears

Sermon | November 2, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. Last Sunday, at the Come As You Are All Hallows’ Eve service, I watched as people of all ages gathered around the big wooden table in the Great Hall during the Prayers of the People. Most were in costume, and we had everything in the mix from a skeleton