August 17, 2025 – 10th Sunday After Pentecost
Jeremiah 23:23-29 Psalm 82; Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12:49-56 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. Those of you with sons—and maybe especially those of you with multiple sons—probably know how rambunctious they can be sometimes. Well, let me tell you, the Brislin boys were no exception to that rule. […]
August 10, 2025 – 9th Sunday After Pentecost
Genesis 15:1-6; Psalm 33:12-22; Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Luke 12:32-40 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Faith and fear—two forces with which so many of us wrestle. “Have faith” is easy to say, yet so difficult to live. How often do we allow our troubles and struggles to overwhelm us, dampening our hopes, and causing our faith to […]
August 3, 2025 – 8th Sunday After Pentecost
Ecclesiastes 1:2,12-14;2:18-23 Psalm 49:1-11; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12: 13-21 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. When I first looked over the Gospel reading for our lectionary this morning, I had to check the calendar to make sure we weren’t starting stewardship season a little early—although one could […]
July 27, 2025 – 7th Sunday After Pentecost
Genesis 18:20-32; Psalm 138; Colossians 2:6-15,(16-19); Luke 11:1-13 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” Do you remember when you learned how to pray—or maybe who taught you? I have a memory etched in the back of my […]
July 20, 2025 – 6th Sunday After Pentecost
Amos 8:1-12; Psalm 52; Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Preachers of a certain era, hear this gospel and immediately think, “Martha, Martha, Martha!” which is a reflection of the whininess of Jan Brady as she complains about her older sister Marcia. Of course, in today’s Gospel, it’s the older sister, Martha, who […]
July 13, 2025 – 5th Sunday After Pentecost
Deuteronomy 30:9-14; Psalm 25:1-9; Colossians 1:1-14; Luke 10:25-37 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Jesus has been pretty busy since his Ascension. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been retracing his early ministry—through Galilee and even into Samaria. Though his efforts in Samaria weren’t especially fruitful, it’s important to understand the fraught relationship between Samaria and Judea […]
July 6, 2025 – 4th Sunday After Pentecost
Isaiah 66:10-14; Psalm 66:1-8; Galatians 6:7-16; Luke 10:1-11,16-20 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the One Holy and Undivided Trinity. Amen “Yet know this, the Kingdom of God has come near.” What does Jesus mean when he says this? And what does it mean to us today? It sounds very apocalyptic—and it is—but […]
June 29, 2025 – 3 Pentecost 8A
I Kings 19:15-16, 19-21; Psalm 16; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Galatia was a province of the Roman Empire located in what we now call modern-day Turkey. If you know anything about the geography of that region, you know that Turkey is a land bridge between Europe and the Middle East. […]
June 22, 2025 – Trinity Sunday
Isaiah 65:1-9; Psalm 22:18-27; Galatians 3:13-29; Luke 8:26-39 The Rev. Drew Brislin A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to serve on staff at Sawyerville. For those who may not be familiar with this ministry of our diocese, it is a day camp that the Diocese of Alabama has hosted in Hale County for […]
June 15, 2025 – Trinity Sunday
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-25 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Spoiler alert: I’m not going to explain the Trinity to you today. Mostly because—I’ll be honest—I don’t really know what it is. Maybe that’s more of a confession than a spoiler, but I’d argue that anyone who claims to fully understand the […]