Writings and Sermons
Morsels and Stories: I talked about the prayers in the back of the Book of Alternative Services, especially the prayers for the Church. I offered prayer books if people didn’t have one at home and invited people to pray for our Annual Meeting next week. I also mentioned The Collect Call. The Sermon: Jesus gets […]
Read MoreWe had a baptism! So Morsels & Stories got rolled up in that and wasn’t recorded. I preached on 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, a passage that has stuck with me since Confirmation, and my poor decorating decisions. The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with 1 Cor 12:1-11. Listen:
Read MoreMerry Christmas! The Gospel on Christmas Eve was John 1:1-14. It can be found (along with all the other possible readings) by clicking here. Listen:
Read MoreSt Peter’s holds a Blue Christmas service for those who find the holiday season difficult. This was the sermon I preached. Listen:
Read MoreStories and Morsels: I read “Burning Brightly” from A Spy on Noah’s Ark. Sermon: John the Baptist, Marie Kondo (who’s name I may have butchered, sorry), and the Paris agreement about carbon emissions all have something in common. How do we know it’s enough? The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely […]
Read MoreStories and Morsels: I used the liturgical calendar wheel, to talk about the new liturgical year we just started. (Similar to the one that appears here if I’ve internetted correctly.) Sermon: Repentance I talk about how repentance can be more like ping pong than an easy decision. The lessons can be found by clicking here. […]
Read MoreThere is a balm in Galilee. Or at least that’s what I’m looking and hoping for, a balm in Galilee. The better known Balm of Gilead is only mentioned a few times in scripture and always as something with extraordinary healing properties, rare, and valuable. The idea was later adopted and incorporated into an African […]
Read MoreMorsels and Stories: I talked about options for how to participate in Communion (or Eucharist). Sermon: I preached about a Christian response to the deaths in Paris, Beirut, and Baghdad. How do we respond to violence, even when it’s done in the name of a peaceful religion? The lessons for today can be found by […]
Read MoreMorsels and Stories: We talked a bit about The Hon Capt Davis, the first rector of St Peter’s and military chaplain. You can read more about his military career here. Sermon: The widow’s mite is about the widow and her mite, and what the people of God weren’t (and aren’t) hearing in Jesus’ comments. The […]
Read MoreToday we celebrate All Saints, part of a three day period where we remember those who have died, whether we all or individually remember or have forgotten their names. Today I shared a weird and ancient Christian symbol. The lessons can be found by clicking here. As happens, I preached on the theology of the […]
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