September 14, 2025 – 14th Sunday After Pentecost
Exodus 32:7-14; Psalm 51:1-11; I Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer In the book of Acts, we are introduced to a man named Saul—a fierce persecutor of Christians. Our first encounter with him comes when he oversees the stoning of Stephen, the first Christian martyr. That very day Saul begins a severe persecution […]
August 31, 2025 – 12th Sunday After Pentecost
Proverbs 25:6-7; Psalm 112; Hebrews 13L1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Our expectations can serve us, and they can also get us into trouble. When they serve us, they motivate us. They give us clarity about what we want, help us set goals, and keep us focused. Expectations reflect what we believe […]
August 24, 2025 – 11th Sunday After Pentecost
Isaiah 58:9b-14; Psalm 103:1-8; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer You’ve got to love it when the Gospel begins with Jesus in a synagogue on the sabbath—because you know stuff is about to get real. Jesus seems to relish these moments, especially when religious leaders are present to see what he will do. […]
August 10, 2025 – 9th Sunday After Pentecost
Genesis 15:1-6; Psalm 33:12-22; Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Luke 12:32-40 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Faith and fear—two forces with which so many of us wrestle. “Have faith” is easy to say, yet so difficult to live. How often do we allow our troubles and struggles to overwhelm us, dampening our hopes, and causing our faith to […]
July 20, 2025 – 6th Sunday After Pentecost
Amos 8:1-12; Psalm 52; Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Preachers of a certain era, hear this gospel and immediately think, “Martha, Martha, Martha!” which is a reflection of the whininess of Jan Brady as she complains about her older sister Marcia. Of course, in today’s Gospel, it’s the older sister, Martha, who […]
July 13, 2025 – 5th Sunday After Pentecost
Deuteronomy 30:9-14; Psalm 25:1-9; Colossians 1:1-14; Luke 10:25-37 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Jesus has been pretty busy since his Ascension. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been retracing his early ministry—through Galilee and even into Samaria. Though his efforts in Samaria weren’t especially fruitful, it’s important to understand the fraught relationship between Samaria and Judea […]
June 29, 2025 – 3 Pentecost 8A
I Kings 19:15-16, 19-21; Psalm 16; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Galatia was a province of the Roman Empire located in what we now call modern-day Turkey. If you know anything about the geography of that region, you know that Turkey is a land bridge between Europe and the Middle East. […]
June 15, 2025 – Trinity Sunday
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-25 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Spoiler alert: I’m not going to explain the Trinity to you today. Mostly because—I’ll be honest—I don’t really know what it is. Maybe that’s more of a confession than a spoiler, but I’d argue that anyone who claims to fully understand the […]
June 1, 2025 – 7th Sunday of Easter
Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-24, 16-17, 20-21; John 17:20-26 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer A People of the Prayer Book As Episcopalians, we are a people of a prayer book. This doesn’t negate our grounded-ness in scripture—I mean, it’s amazing how often the Bible quotes the Book of Common Prayer! But in truth, the Prayer […]
May 29, 2025 – Ascension Day
Psalm 93; Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer As Christians, we often say that our hope is in the resurrection. And while that’s not untrue, and certainly not unworthy, I wonder—does it sometimes fall short? Does it, at times, even do us a disservice? I. Hope Deferred Can Be Hope Denied When […]