November 4, 2024 – All Saints’ Sunday
Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 24; Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. A couple of weeks ago, while I was scrolling through my social media feeds, I came across a meme posted by a friend that was meant to be derogatory toward the other […]
October 13, 2024 – The Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost
Amos 5:6-7,10-15; Psalm 90:12-17 Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31 In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. Several years before my father died, he began to send some rather large plastic bins home with me when I would go to visit him. These bins were filled with old family pictures, various documents and […]
October 6, 2024 – The Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost
Genesis 2:18-24; Psalm 8; Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Five star general and U S President, Dwight D. Eisenhower tells a story of a horse he once “owned” named Blackie. Eisenhower had been stationed in Panama and as he was a cavalry man at heart, was allowed to choose a […]
September 29, 2024 – The Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Numbers 11:4-6,10-16,24-29; Psalm 19:7-14; James 3:13-4:3,7-8a; Mark 9:30-37 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer There are two kinds of energy in this world—balancing energy and reinforcing energy. Reinforcing energy is energy that supports vision. It is not afraid to try new things and pours energy into the unknown with curiosity. Balancing energy is the kind of […]
September 22, 2024 – The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost
Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1,12-22; Psalm 54; James 3:13-4:3,7-8a; Mark 9:30-37 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. This past weekend I had the privilege of serving on staff for Cursillo up at Wonderful, Wonderful Camp McDowell. Some of you have attended I know, however, for those of […]
September 15, 2024 – The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost
17 Pentecost 19B: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 116:1-8; James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. Caesarea Phillipi was a difficult and somewhat dangerous place for Jesus and his disciples to have a conversation about his identity. It was outside of the Galilean district, way up […]
September 8, 2024 – The Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Isaiah 35:4-7a; Psalm 146; James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17; Mark 7:24-37 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. In scripture we read about two men who betray Jesus. One of which is Judas. Judas betrays Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. He turns him in to the […]
August 25, 2024 – The Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18; Psalm 34: 9-14; Ephesians 6:10-20; John 6:56-6 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Jesus and Judas–we don’t talk that much about this combination outside of Holy Week mainly because we associate the betrayal of Jesus with the Last Supper and the Garden of Gethsemane when Judas arrives with the Temple authority to arrest […]
August 11, 2024 – The Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost
I Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 34:1-8; Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Ephesus was one of the premier cities of Asia Minor—modern day Turkey. It hosted a major economic port, a cultural and intellectual center, and a significantly wealthy population. For an ancient city it knew significant comforts like running water, clean streets, and good […]
August 4, 2024 – The Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
Exodus 16:2-4,9-15; Psalm 78:23-29; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. I’m sure some of you here this morning are Braves baseball fans, and you have heard me talk about how following this team helped me navigate some uncomfortable times in my youth. During […]