March 23, 2025 – The Third Sunday of Lent
Exodus 3:1-15; Psalm 63:1-8; I Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Empathy is not a sin. If you hear nothing else today in this sermon, I need you to leave here having heard that empathy is not sinful, nor is it a weakness or moral cowardice. I do not preface this sermon […]
March 9, 2025 – The First Sunday of Lent
Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91:1-2,9-16; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Today is the first Sunday of Lent and by now, most of us have already given up on whatever we gave up for Lent. I mean, after all, it is the season of giving up. I get asked a lot what I am giving up […]
March 2, 2025 – The Last Sunday of Epiphany
Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Light is a powerful symbol of God’s presence in scripture. For God’s people, light is as powerful and necessary as water. It drenches us in God’s promise of hope and liberates us from the darkness that threatens us. C. S. Lewis said, […]
February 16, 2025 – The 6th Sunday of Epiphany
Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; I Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer As a child, I would play the game Red Rover. Maybe you remember this game—the class would divide into two lines and hold hands, then one side would say, “Red Rover, Red Rover send whoever, right over. The team that did the […]
February 9, 2025 – The 5th Sunday of Epiphany
Isaiah 6:1-8(9-13); Psalm 138; I Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-1 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer King Uzziah was one of the kings of the Southern Kingdom of Judah. For those less familiar with the history of Israel, here is a brief overview: After Moses lead the people out of Egypt, Joshua helped them conquer the Promised Land. […]
January 26, 2025 – The 2nd Sunday of Epiphany
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19 I Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer About two years after Jesus’ crucifixion, Paul, at the time named Saul, was on the road to Damascus. He had just overseen the stoning of the apostle and first Christian martyr, Stephen, and was heading to Damascus to rout any […]
January 19, 2025 – The 2nd Sunday of Epiphany
Isahiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36:5-10; I Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Jesus and his disciples walk into a restaurant and sit around a table. The waitress asks them what they would like to drink, and the disciples start to chuckle. They look at Jesus and he orders a round of water. Brene Brown says […]
January 5, 2025 – The Second Sunday after Christmas
Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 84; Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-19a; Luke 2:41-52 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Today is the twelfth day of Christmas, the last day of the Christmas season, often associated with the three wise men who have followed a star from its rising to seek the Messiah. These wise men from the Far East speak of a prophesy […]
December 22, 2024 – The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Micah 5:2-5a; Canticle 15; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45 (46-55) The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Its been a difficult year—for the world at large, for the church, even for many of us, personally. But strife and suffering are not necessarily bad things. Don’t get me wrong, challenging times are not fun but they can play a clarifying […]
December 8, 2024 – The Second Sunday of Advent
Baruch 5:1-9; Canticle 16; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Clarence was a sweet fella. Not much of a self-starter but easy going and likeable. He was waiting for his chance. All he wanted was an opportunity to earn his wings. Clarence Odbody, Guardian Angel, Second Class is how we are introduced […]