sermons

Distorted Mirrors Download November 22, Proper 29: 2 Samuel 23:1-7 & Psalm 132:1-13,(14-19) Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37 Also reading: Not in God's Name: Confronting Religious Violence, by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Draft text of the homily, please do not cite without permission. Two

This is but the beginning... Download November 15, Proper 28: 1 Samuel 1:4-20 & 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Hebrews 10:11-14(15-18)19-25; Mark 13:1-8   Draft text of the homily, please do not cite without permission. Trust me. The irony of preaching a sermon on this particular passage, when we

Saints and Icons Download November 1, All Saints' Day: Psalm 24; Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9;  Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44   Draft text of the homily, please do not cite without permission. A lot of saints...kind of freak me out. Their stories are really fantastic, and the images of

Stewardship Testimony given on 25 October 2015 My name is Megan Courtney, and I’ve been a member of All Saints parish since 2011. I was honored to be asked to speak to you today about how I share my treasures with All Saints. In preparing, I thought about the stewardships committee’s theme to “let

"What would you like me to do for you?" Download October 25, Proper 25: Job 42:1-6,10-17 & Psalm 34:1-8,(19-22) Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 10:46-52   Draft text of the homily, please do not cite without permission.   There are two really challenging questions that every Christian

Meeting Jesus October 11, Proper 23: Job 23:1-9,16-17 & Psalm 22:1-15 Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31   Draft text of the homily, please do not cite without permission. I met Jesus the other day. As I was walking the bustling streets of Harvard Square, I looked up and there he was.

Minority Report Download October 4, Proper 22: Job 1:1, 2:1-10 & Psalm 26 Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16   Draft text of the homily, please do not cite without permission. Long ago, God spoke to our ancestor in many and various ways, says the author to the letter to the

Arriving at our beginning Download September 27, Proper 21: Psalm 124 & Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22 James 5:13-20; Mark 9:38-50   I heard the parable originally as part of the training process for leaders of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, which our Godly Play program is based