Sunday, November 20, 2022 – Christ the King
Jeremiah 23:1-6; Canticle 16; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43 The Rev. Drew Brislin Why is it that we get this particular reading in our lectionary this morning? Why on this Christ the King Sunday, a day in which we celebrate the kingly nature of our Lord’s life, do we get the account of his crucifixion and death? […]
Sunday, November 13, 2022 – 23rd Sunday of Pentecost
Isaiah 65:17-25; Canticle 9; II Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer I promise that not every sermon I preach will begin with the words, “When I was in the Holy Land…” but I can’t resist a second week of sharing some of that experience and hope that you might indulge me one […]
Sunday, October 30, 2022 – 20th Sunday of Pentecost
Habakkuk 1:1-4,2:1-4; Psalm 119:137-144; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4,11-12; Luke 19:1-10 The Rev. Drew Brislin It is a busy season in the life of the church right now. As the season of Advent and preparation approaches in a few short weeks, the church is currently in a season of reflection. Today many of our Lutheran brothers and […]
Sunday, October 23, 2022 – Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
Joel 2:23-34; Psalm 65; 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18; Luke 18:9-14 The Rev. Drew Brislin As the beloved creations of God made in his image, we are by nature naturally drawn to relationship with our Creator. Likewise, as beings created in the Father’s image, we are naturally drawn into relationship with one another. Sadly, though our humanity creeps […]
Sunday, October 16, 2022 – Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
Jeremiah 31:27-34; Psalm 119:97-104; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer There is a MASH episode in which Hawkeye gets a pass for some R and R. After putting on a yellow silk shirt under his olive green kaki army jacket, he wrangles a jeep and begins his journey. Not too far from camp, […]
Sunday, October 9, 2022 – Eighteenth Sunday of Pentecost
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; Psalm 66:1-11; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19 The Rev. Drew Brislin I have shared with many of you that I lost my mother to pancreatic cancer. This time of the year always stirs the heart and the memories as the anniversary of her death approaches in late November. Many of you have experienced […]
Sunday, October 2, 2022 – Seventeenth Sunday of Pentecost
Lamentations 1:1-6; Lamentations 3:19-26; 2Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 17:5-10 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer On Wednesday night I began texting some of my clergy friends who live in southwest Florida. Mostly my texts were filled with prayers and concern though I did inquire as to whether or not my island friends were evacuating. One of them […]
September 25, 2022: Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Jeremiah 32:1-3a,6-15; Psalm 91:1-6,14-16; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31 The Rev. Drew Brislin I have shared with some of you that my nickname in high school and well pretty much ever since has been “Bruiser.” As much as I would like to say it was earned as a result of my tenacity on the gridiron, […]
September 18, 2022: Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost
Jeremiah 8:18-9:1, Psalm 79:1-9; Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Of all the prophets in the Old Testament, Jeremiah’s story is the most heart wrenching. Sure, Elijah gets chased by Jezebel and her band of Baal priest goons, but he also gets to ascend into heaven in a sun chariot. Poor Jeremiah doesn’t want […]
September 11, 2022: Fourteenth Sunday of Pentecost
Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; Psalm 14; Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 15:1-10 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer The little sheep had been enjoying the delicate, dew-laden grass of the early morning when he realized he was all alone. He looked around and seeing none of his sheep friends, much less the shepherd, he began to bleat. He bleated and bleated, […]