Sunday, June 18, 2023 – Pentecost 3
Exodus 19:2-8a; Psalm 100; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Between the years of 1830 and 1850, an estimated 60,000 Native Americans along with a few white sympathizers were removed from the Southeast and forced to relocate in the mid-West. We know that as the Trail of Tears—a five-thousand-mile trek. Most of the Indians forcibly […]
Sunday, June 11, 2023 – Pentecost 2
Hosea 5:15-6:6; Psalm 50 7-15; Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Mr. Chris Paul, Seminarian You may not think of sunsets when we talk about faith, but for me, they go hand in hand. Several years ago, I became aware of how God would use sunsets to strengthen my faith. I remember being at work one day when […]
Sunday, June 4, 2023 – Trinity Sunday
Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 8; II Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Our world has devolved into one of division and despair. At least that is our common perception. We live in a time of angst and anxiety that has difficulty pointing toward a hopeful future, one filled with possibility and promise. Instead, we look back and […]
Sunday, May 28, 2023 – Day of Pentecost
Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:25-35,37; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13; John 7:37-39 Mr. Chris Paul, Seminarian Happy Pentecost Day and Happy Birthday to the church! I feel like we should be having this big birthday celebration with a barbeque on the front lawn with kids running around with headbands that have flames on their heads, but I suppose […]
Sunday, May 21, 2023 – Easter 7
Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10,33-36; 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11, John 17:1-11 The Rev. Drew Brislin After retiring from teaching for more than thirty years in the Dallas County School System, my dad and my stepmother decided like so many folks to retire to the beach. My dad spent many of those years teaching junior high band […]
Sunday, May 14, 2023 – Easter 6
Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 66:7-18; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer In the early 1940s a young GI wrote to his sister from overseas. He was homesick and weary of the war, though he knew its necessity and importance. Trying hard to overcome a despair that might easily catch him unawares, he spoke of […]
Sunday, May 7, 2023 – Easter 5
Acts 7:55-60; Psalm 31:1-5,15-16 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Stephen Is not one of the original disciples. He seems to have converted after Jesus’ ascension. He knows the Jewish story well and when challenged by the religious authority, retells the story of the Patriarchs pointing out the failings of man while highlighting […]
Sunday, April 30, 2023 – Easter 4
Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23:1-6 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 Mr. Chris Paul, Seminarian The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. Psalm 23 is one of the most familiar and popular Psalms we hear. We come to this fourth Sunday in Easter, celebrating the Good Shepherd, and we hear about it in Psalm […]
Sunday, April 23, 2023 – Easter 3
Acts 2: 14a, 36-41; Psalm 116:1-3, 10-17 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 The Rev. Drew Brislin Earlier this week I had the pleasure of visiting with one of my seminary classmates and her family. We met in Tuscaloosa as she and her husband were in town with their daughter to visit the University of Alabama […]
Sunday, February 26, 2023 – Lent 1
Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7; Psalm 32; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Serpent in the garden, Satan in the wilderness—every year most of us approach Lent from the place of temptation believing we are not enough and that God can only love us if we give something up or take something on or be […]