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Old Friends and Bookends: A Trinity Sunday Sermon

Three persons are present in creation: God the Father is obvious. The Spirit is there, too, brooding and hovering over the deep like a mother bird over her young. But did you notice the second person? When God said let there be light and it was so, this was the presence of the divine Logos. The Word who would later be the Word made flesh flowing forth from the metaphorical mouth of God as an active agent in creation. Before we ever hear about stars and skies, slithering snakes, and slow-slinking sloths, we see Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in a co-eternal relationship overflowing with love into creation. Continue reading Old Friends and Bookends: A Trinity Sunday Sermon

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The God Who Provides

Read through the lens of Jesus, Abraham’s story is a depiction of the eucharistic life. We may be missing bread and wine, but his journey by stages includes the other elements of the eucharist: praise, worship, sacrifice, covenant, and the unrelenting love of the Faithful One. The altars which Abraham builds are like lighthouses amidst a weary and wanting world stand as a reminder of God’s presence to light the way as a spiritual reference point. The eucharist is given to us as a lighthouse, as well, that we might find safe harbor. The one who is both priest-and-victim is ever with us. God is present in the highest of highs, the lowest of lows, and everywhere in between.  Continue reading The God Who Provides

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This One’s for the Losers

This sermon was originally delivered at St. David’s By-the-Sea in Cocoa Beach Florida on September 8, 2024. The lessons were from Proper 18B (Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23; Psalm 125; James 2:1-17; Mark 7:24-37) In 1994, legendary country singer, Alan Jackson, famously announced: the whole world’s gone country. Country music seems to fall in and out … Continue reading This One’s for the Losers