Pentecost, 2012

May 22, 2012.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The lessons for Pentecost are found here. There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. Thank you for your patience. Listen: Pentecost, 2012

Millennials: Starting Young

May 22, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

My parents picked The Episcopal Church for their family long before I chose to stay, and I’ve often thought that TEC ‘stuck’ better in my case than they might have wished. By the time I was the one choosing a lot more was involved than easy Sunday School registration. The first time I chose TEC […]

Millennials in the Church: Before you hide the China and Change the Music

May 18, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

I have a confession: I’m under thirty. Which is wonderful but I’m also an Episcopal priest. So suddenly no-one* seems to know what to do with me. I should celebrate my youth; I should talk up my experience (and at 14 years of leadership in this here Church, I’ve got some). I should learn more; […]

What do we do now?

May 14, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Episcopal Church is still getting ready for our triennial General Convention. For those keeping track, the budget is not much clearer than it used to be. I had originally planned to continue on and address problems one and two(remember that I started with problem three?). Then my friend and colleague The Rev Megan Castellan […]

Easter 6, 2012

May 13, 2012.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The lessons for Easter 6 can be found at this link: Easter 6 lessons. I worked most closely with John 15:9-17. We are chosen as friends. And so we are part of a community that chooses new friends through Baptism. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon begins. Thank you for […]

Easter 5, 2012

May 6, 2012.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The lessons for this Sunday can be found at this link: Easter 5 lessons. I worked most closely with 1 John 4:7-21. Love is one of those words that gets used a lot, especially in this reading. So much that we can forget what it means, particularly for Christians. (There will be a few moments […]

(Happy Birthday)x

May 4, 2012.Reading time 1 minute.

I’m not a big birthday person. It’s not an age thing–one of the perks of being an Episcopal Priest is that I get to be considered “young” until I”m 45 (currently, I’m waiting for them to raise it). That gives me another 16 years of young. For years I would be reminded that it was […]