SR Water Enough, Lent 3 2014

March 25, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

Link: Water Enough, Lent 3 2014 Summary of what I was saying and why: I’d preached on the woman at the well last year and wasn’t ready to go back there. I love preaching on water because it means baptism. Somewhere I got stuck on the question of enough water. And then “enough water for […]

Water Enough, Lent 3 2014

March 23, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The Israelites in the desert. Jesus and the woman at the well. And the question is do we have water? Enough to drink? Enough to share? Listen: The lessons can be found by clicking here.

To Elevate the Host

March 23, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

It was January 2002, the weekend before my 2nd semester of college began. It was the beginning of my acceptance of a priestly vocation and I was sitting in a room at a Church 5 hours away from home, further from college. A priest, whom I’ve known for years and love and respect, said that he […]

Sermon Round-up: Lent 2 2014

March 18, 2014.Reading time 1 minute.

After the mad dash of the last six months, I’m taking a few days off to sleep, unpack and enjoy my new home. As is my custom, here are some of the sermons is particularly enjoyed for Lent 2. Priest Downs, Revealed Honesty and the Christian “Repeating back the liturgy with our noses in a […]

SR Pledges and Priorities, Lent 1 2014

March 11, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

Link: Pledges and Priorities, Lent 1 2014 Summary of what I was saying and why: Having not been on the ball with scheduling the Sunday for St Peter’s Scout Troop to join us and make their Scout Pledges, Lent 1 became Scout Sunday. Which became a significant part of sermon preparation. I wanted to acknowledge […]

Pledges and Priorities, Lent 1 2014

March 10, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Jesus in the desert on Scout Sunday. Listen here: The lessons can be found by clicking here.

Dustiness, Ash Wednesday 2014

March 5, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

“Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return.” Listen: The lessons can be found by clicking here.

Transformational Bread, Epiphany Last 2014

March 2, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The times and things that transform us. Listen: The lessons can be found by clicking here.

SR Holiness Gap, Epiphany 7 2014

February 25, 2014.Reading time 1 minute.

Link: Holiness Gap, Epiphany 7 2014 Summary of what I was saying and why: Be holy. Be Perfect. I love these sections where we see the rationale behind the laws that make us so uncomfortable. And I hate it. Holy, perfect are not things we become, not like God is. So I started thinking about […]