Harrowing Of Hell

Category: Spiritual Formation

The Spiritual Journey Between Sin and Salvation

Sermon | February 25, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Do you know what this is? That’s right – canoe paddle…and you’re wondering why I’m holding this morning. Well, it’s because we say every single Sunday, at every single service, that “Wherever you are on your spiritual journey you have a place at Epiphany.” So, I think a lot

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

Freedom, Love… and Demons?

Sermon | February 4, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Good morning. Over the last month or so I’ve been preaching about big visionary things, sweeping things, that call to mind our place in the evolutionary progression of Christianity. I spoke about the 500-year cycle, where now we find ourselves at the point of breaking out of the encasement

Umbutu: God Understood in a New Way

Sermon | January 28, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. I have been walking most of my life. You saw me do it earlier. I’m getting pretty good at it. Even though I’ve been walking for most of my life, recently my walking has transformed from the thing I do because it’s the thing you do to get from

Inviting Someone to Church

Sermon | January 21, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. I don’t know about you, but I thought Jesus and John the Baptist were friends. That’s what the tradition implies, and yet we hear today: “Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the Good News {of God}” (Mk 1:14). Seems now that John has been thrown

Where is God?

Sermon | January 7, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Good Morning. Last night we celebrated the Feast of Epiphany. Doyt shared a little about where Epiphany is now and a vision for the future. If you were not able to attend, go and watch the video. We are planning some exciting things. I love that we have the

Introduction of Relata

Sermon | January 6, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Good evening. Welcome to the Feast of Epiphany. It is our family gathering. I am glad you’re joining me in person or online. It has become the tradition over my years as Rector to use this evening as an opportunity to share with you what I see unfolding for

The Kingdom of Heaven is Like

Sermon | November 12, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. What is the Kingdom of heaven like? Is it like good seed planted in a field, maybe a mustard seed? Is it like leaven kneaded into dough? Is it like buried treasure in a field, or pearls, or jewels, or a net full of fish? Is the Kingdom of