March 10, 2024 – Fourth Sunday in Lent
Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. As we continue on our Lenten journey, we find ourselves at the midway point, the intermission if you will. It seems so often it is just about this point in a […]
March 3, 2024 – Third Sunday in Lent
Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; I Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Few people have had such profound influence on Anglicanism as Thomas Cranmer. Cranmer is credited with writing the first and second Books of Common Prayer—the first for Henry VIII and the second in the time of his son, Edward VI. Though Henry had Cranmer […]
Sunday, February 11, 2024 – Last Epiphany
2 Kings 2:1-12; Psalm 50:1-6; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Timing is everything. As a story-telling device it furthers the suspense. Boy meets girl, girl falls for boy, boy falls for girl and they keep waiting for just the right time to express their feelings missing opportunity after opportunity until finally, the […]
Sunday, February 4, 2024 – Epiphany 5
Isaiah 40:21-31; Psalm 147:1-12, 21c; 1 Corinthians 9:16-23; Mark 1:29-39 The Rev. Drew Brislin Good morning and welcome everyone on this Scout Sunday. It is so wonderful to see so many of you this morning. A couple of weeks ago I received an email from the National Eagle Scout Association wishing me a Happy Eagle […]
Sunday, January 28, 2024 – Epiphany 4
Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 111; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28 The Rev. Drew Brislin I brought with me this morning my copy of 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey by Kathryn Tucker Windham. Mrs. Windham gave me this book and wrote in it To Andrew Scott, to help you with a ‘spirited start’ on your Alabama history library, Best Kathryn […]
Sunday, January 21, 2024 – Epiphany 3
Jonah 3:1-5,10; Psalm 62:6-14; I Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Years ago, Steve took up cast net fishing. He would practice for hours, dropping the net on the pier and pulling the net up to a point at the center. He would then pick up one edge of the circular rim of weights, […]
Sunday, January 14, 2024 – Epiphany 2
Jonah 3:1-5,10; Psalm 62:6-14; I Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Years ago, Steve took up cast net fishing. He would practice for hours, dropping the net on the pier and pulling the net up to a point at the center. He would then pick up one edge of the circular rim […]
Sunday, January 14, 2024 – Epiphany 2
John 1:43-51 Epiphany is a season of light, a time to reflect on how our hearts and lives can be a light to others. One thing about this light is that it’s not meant for us to keep it to ourselves. We aren’t meant to hide the light away and keep it a secret. It […]
Sunday, January 7, 2024 – Epiphany 1
Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11 The Rev. Drew Brislin Many of you have heard me discuss my Baptist upbringings in the past, my baptism, and the subsequent need to answer an altar call so that I could be baptized. What I do not believe I have talked about is why I decided to answer […]
Sunday, December 31, 2023 – Christmas 1B
Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 147:13-21; Galatians 3:23-25,4:4-7; John 1:1-18 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer When I was nine years old, Mount Saint Helens erupted. I remember seeing the explosion on the nightly news and hearing my parents talk about it. I was concerned for the people who had died and the animals and plant life that were now gone. I […]