One of my favorite things about being an Episcopalian is that we celebrate Easter for a full 50 days. It’s this reminder that it takes time and intention to figure out how a life-changing experience becomes a way of life. As the disciples try to figure out what resurrection living looks like, they are invited, …
Many of you may have heard of Fr. Jim Martin, the Jesuit priest who is a writer and progressive social commentator. I happened to see Fr. Martin last week on the Stephen Colbert show. Martin has made several appearance of the Colbert show, and they are obviously friends. In fact, he refers to him as …
White Episcopalians commemorate Absalom Jones by getting off the mountain and staying in the struggle” Good morning, God’s people! This is the last week of the Season of Epiphany. As you know, “epiphany” means “showing forth”. Epiphany always ends with the Transfiguration, the story that takes place on a high mountain, where Jesus is transfigured …
Good morning, God’s people! I’ve got prophets on the brain this morning. We just wrapped an extended adult education series on the prophetic imagination. Two weeks ago, we celebrated the life and ministry of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 2020, we mourned the deaths of prophets like John Lewis, CT Vivian, and …
If you haven’t read the Book of Jonah all the way through I would recommend that you do so. It is a fabulous story—one of those books that draws you in and makes you laugh at the main character and at yourself. When we drop in this morning the story is well underway. It started …
One of my pandemic coping mechanisms has been watching a lot of nature shows, documentaries, and travel shows. I have long been a fan of these genres, but with the pandemic, I am devouring them like it is my job. I recently saw a travel show about a place (can’t remember where it was!) that’s …
A Sermon Preached by the Rev. Sean Lanigan on the Feast of Pentecost. [sermon static=”true” url=”//www.buzzsprout.com/22019/521655-joining-the-spirit-s-rhythm.mp3″] Happy Pentecost, St. Peter’s! Now Pentecost is probably not a holiday that you celebrate as publicly as Easter or Christmas. You probably don’t go around wishing strangers a “Happy Pentecost.” Pentecost is one of those church-only holidays. Which I …
A Sermon Preached by the Rev. Claire Nevin-Field on the Seventh Sunday of Easter [sermon static=”true” url=”//www.buzzsprout.com/22019/520132-stop-looking-up.mp3″] According to those who keep track of such things, Sunday morning is the most divided time in America’s week. It is racially divided- those who go to church mostly separate into white churches and black churches, and it …
A Sermon Preached by the Rev. Claire Nevin-Field on the Fourth Sunday of Easter [sermon static=”true” url=”//www.buzzsprout.com/22019/512060-the-voice-of-the-shepherd.mp3″] The little village in the north east of England where I did my early growing up had more sheep than people. We lived in the Rectory, just across the street from my Dad’s 11th century church and behind …
A Sermon Preached by the Rev. Claire Nevin-Field on the Feast of the Resurrection [sermon static=”true” url=”//www.buzzsprout.com/22019/502196-lord-of-the-living.mp3″] When my daughters were young we went through the inevitable “I want a hermit crab” stage. I steadfastly resisted all pleas, but my firm resolve ultimately came to naught. My daughters had gone off with a friend’s family …
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