May 25, 2025 – 6th Sunday in Easter
Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5; John 14:23-29 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer The world is not a safe place. It never has been. Oh, we may feel relatively safe—safe enough to complain about crime, poor education, the stock market, or the latest news. We call it a dangerous world from the comfort of our […]
May 11, 2025 – 4th Sunday in Easter
Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Superman was the first superhero movie I ever saw. I still remember that opening scene where a young Clark Kent outruns a speeding train and then gets in trouble for it as his parents warn him not to show off. But my favorite […]
May 4, 2025 – 3rd Sunday in Easter
Acts 9:1-6; Psalm 30; Revelations 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 The Rev. Drew Brislin I have fond memories of fishing throughout the years. When I was a child, I would get up before daylight and head for some slough off the Alabama River with my dad and grandfather. Places with names like Bogue Chitto Creek, Little Miami, […]
April 6, 2025 – The Fifth Sunday of Lent
43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the One Holy and Undivided Trinity. Amen Memories are funny things. They come in a variety of forms through various mediums. Sometimes they are prompted by conversations, or maybe someone posts a picture on Facebook. Perhaps you’re driving down the […]
March 30, 2025 – The Fourth Sunday of Lent
Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer As many of you know, Banshee, also affectionately called Church Dog, died a few weeks ago. For seventeen years, Banshee was a cherished part of our lives. She was strong-willed, stubborn, fiercely loyal, and incredibly intelligent. Her nature was shaped by […]
March 23, 2025 – The Third Sunday of Lent
Exodus 3:1-15; Psalm 63:1-8; I Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Empathy is not a sin. If you hear nothing else today in this sermon, I need you to leave here having heard that empathy is not sinful, nor is it a weakness or moral cowardice. I do not preface this sermon […]
March 16, 2025 – The Second Sunday of Lent
Genesis 15:1-12,17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35 The Rev. Drew Brislin Our Gospel reading this morning may be relatively short, but it gives us a lot to wrestle with. It also provides us with beautiful imagery around the nature of Jesus. I’ve spoken about my mother in previous sermons, particularly about her diagnosis with pancreatic […]
March 9, 2025 – The First Sunday of Lent
Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91:1-2,9-16; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Today is the first Sunday of Lent and by now, most of us have already given up on whatever we gave up for Lent. I mean, after all, it is the season of giving up. I get asked a lot what I am giving up […]
March 2, 2025 – The Last Sunday of Epiphany
Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Light is a powerful symbol of God’s presence in scripture. For God’s people, light is as powerful and necessary as water. It drenches us in God’s promise of hope and liberates us from the darkness that threatens us. C. S. Lewis said, […]
February 23, 2025 – The 7th Sunday of Epiphany
Genesis 45:3-11,15; Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42; 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50; Luke 6:27-38 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. While we often speak in glowing terms of the “Golden Rule” and use it as a teaching tool for children, we discover this morning that it is part of a […]