Harrowing Of Hell

Category: Soul

The God of Mercy

Sermon | April 19, 2026

To watch the sermon click here. Let me start with an aphorism. Aphorisms at Epiphany are short sentences that have deep theological underpinnings. Our prime example, of course, is: Wherever you are on your spiritual journey you have a place at Epiphany. We have a whole page on the Epiphany website dedicated to aphorisms… it

The Great Inversion

Sermon | November 9, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. We must learn to see, to recognize the living God, even when the world around us looks like loss. Over the past few weeks, in sermons, liturgies, and forums, we have been digging into this theme as we’ve addressed topics of grief, death, and hope. This sermon is about

118th Annual Meeting – A Beacon of Hope

Sermon | January 26, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. Good morning. It’s nice to see you here today. This is the Sunday of our 118th annual meeting, and it is the 16th time I have stood before you to address the congregation on the common life of Epiphany parish.  The gospel of Luke this morning gives me the

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,

How to Save Souls

Sermon | September 22, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. We are preaching on James again today. Last week, Kate led us into this book by talking about righteousness. The question that I have for us today is about the soul, and how one saves someone’s soul. That is the very last sentence in the book of James, imploring

“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

How to Glorify God: Negative x Negative = Positive

Sermon | March 17, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Sometimes we have to go through a bad place to get to a better place. And that’s what I want to talk about today. Sometimes we have to run the rough waters to get to the best fishing hole…to use a river metaphor, (sitting backwards in a canoe). I

The Secret to Loving Yourself

Sermon | October 29, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. Today, our Gospel reading is likely very familiar. Jesus is asked what is the greatest commandment by a lawyer. For those of you in the Read the Bible in a year program, I know that after our readings in Exodus, Leviticus, and now Numbers many of you would love