July 28, 2024 – The Tenth Sunday After Pentecost
Kings 4:42-44; Psalm 145:10-19; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. Over the last year or so, Allison has begun to make many of the bread products we use at home herself. She bakes regular loaves of bread, muffins, buns, cookies, etc. She seems […]
July 21, 2024 – The Ninth Sunday After Pentecost
Jeremiah 23:1-6, Psalm 23, Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer “They were like sheep without a shepherd” … “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter”… “The Lord is my shepherd.” I wonder if we are catching on to a theme here. The use of shepherding language in the Old Testament is […]
July 14, 2024 – The Eighth Sunday After Pentecost
Amos 7:7-15; Psalm 85:8-13; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Every so often, as I am sitting in the living room and reading a book, I will begin to hear the high-pitched, scritchy emanations of Joel Osteen. It usually takes a few seconds for the realization to set in—Joel Osteen has somehow wandered into […]
July 7, 2024 – The Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
Ezekiel 2:1-5; Psalm 123; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13 The Rev. Drew Brislin A week ago, Friday, I learned of the death of a high school classmate. I had known this person at least since third grade as we were in cub scouts together and we became even better friends in high school as we were […]
June 30, 2024 – The Sixth Sunday After Pentecost
Lamentations 3:21-33; Psalm 30; II Corinthians 8:7-15; Mark 5:21-43 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Marquese wanted to be known as Mark. It wasn’t that he was ashamed of his name, on the contrary, he was rather proud of it and proud of his mother who had named him Marquese. But he did feel that “quese” made him sound […]
June 23, 2024 – The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
Job 38:1-11; Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; Mark 4:35-41 The Rev. Drew Brislin This morning, we hear the story of the first of four miracles that Jesus performs in Mark’s Gospel. It just so happens also that this is the first time that Jesus is referred to as teacher and it is the first time […]
June 16, 2024 – The Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
Ezekiel 17:22-24; Psalm 92:1-4, 11-14; II Corinthians 5: 6-17; Mark 4:26-34 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Several years ago, I lead a youth pilgrimage to Rome. We modeled it as best we could off of the ancient medieval pilgrimage to Rome—visiting various churches, the catacombs, and (of course) the Vatican. We hired a tour guide to lead us […]
June 9, 2024 – The Third Sunday After Pentecost
Genesis 3:8-15; Psalm 130; II Corinthians 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Most people have a story or have seen a video of an entitled traveler. Just recently a video of a woman in first class went viral when she insisted she had paid for both seats and would not allow a fellow passenger to […]
June 2, 2024 – The Second Sunday After Pentecost
Deuteronomy 5:12-15; Psalm 81:1-10; 2 Corinthians 4:5-12; Mark 2:23-3:6 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. “So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that he done in creation.” Genesis 2:3 “Remember the sabbath day and keep it […]
May 26, 2024 – Trinity Sunday
Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 29; Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer It is said that music can move men to acts of love and to acts of war. I’m pretty sure there is a lot of truth in that. Music is a powerful motivator, and it speaks deeply to our souls. I was brought up listening to […]