July 14, 2019: The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, The Rev. Candice Frazer
In the Parable of the Good Samaritan that we read today we hear the story of three people who come across a man lying in the ditch alongside the road, having been robbed, beaten, and left for dead. The first two good Jewish men—a priest and a Levite—see the man but pass by on the […]
July 7, 2019: The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, The Rev. Candice Frazer
We often have a somewhat dualistic take away of the experiences of our lives. We are accepted or rejected, successful or failures, good or bad, right or wrong, you get the gist. That dualism is not only how we define our own experiences, but is the lens we use to find meaning in life. Since […]
June 23, 2019: The Second Sunday after Pentecost, The Rev. Candice Frazer
In first century Judea and the surrounding countryside there was constant conflict. There was in fighting amongst the various sects of Jews, raids back and forth between Gentiles and Jews, and military action of the occupying forces of Rome. The area was a hotbed of unrest and angst that led to violent and bloody outbreaks […]
June 9, 2019: The Day of Pentecost, The Rev. Candice Frazer
In March of 2018, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry got a call from a member of his staff that the Archbishop of Canterbury’s office had called and would like Bishop Curry to preach at the Royal Wedding of Meaghan Markle and Prince Harry. Bishop Curry’s first reaction was that it was a little too early for […]
June 16, 2019: Trinity Sunday, The Rev. Candice Frazer
In the name of the Triune God: Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer The book Where the Crawdads Sing, tells the story of Kya, a young girl abandoned at the age of 6 by her mother, then siblings, and finally her father and ostracized by society at large. Though left on her own at a young age, […]
June 2, 2019: The Sunday after Ascension Day, The Rev. Candice Frazer
May 26, 2019: The Sixth Sunday of Easter, The Rev. Candice Frazer
It is a common perception that the eschaton will be of apocalyptic proportions—which just means that we think the end of the world will be filled with death and destruction. For many of us, that theological understanding of the end times comes from Hollywood and is supported by our culture, instead of a true study […]
May 19, 2019: The Fifth Sunday of Easter, The Rev. Candice Frazer
There is a scene at the end of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in which the evil Lord Voldemort and Harry face off in the Great Hall at Hogwarts for a final, epic duel. They are surrounded by many of the surviving wizarding world as wizards and death eaters alike have been battling it […]
May 12, 2019: The Fourth Sunday of Easter, Rev. Candice Frazer
A friend of mine and an old acquaintance of yours, Jonathon Chesney, tells a story of a time when he was hiking in Scotland. He describes a beautiful countryside high in the hills with long, meandering roads intersecting green pastureland and flowing creek beds. It was a beautiful blue sky day and he woke with […]
April 28, 2019: The Second Sunday of Easter, The Rev. Candice Frazer
When Steve and I had been married about two years, we decided it was time to try and have children. We both wanted children and were excited about this potential new chapter in our lives. After several months of trying without any success, I went to the doctor who ran some tests on me and […]