May 25, 2025 – 6th Sunday in Easter
Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5; John 14:23-29 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer The world is not a safe place. It never has been. Oh, we may feel relatively safe—safe enough to complain about crime, poor education, the stock market, or the latest news. We call it a dangerous world from the comfort of our […]
May 11, 2025 – 4th Sunday in Easter
Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Superman was the first superhero movie I ever saw. I still remember that opening scene where a young Clark Kent outruns a speeding train and then gets in trouble for it as his parents warn him not to show off. But my favorite […]
April 20, 2025 – Easter Sunday
Isaiah 65:17-25; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Acts 10:34-43; Luke 24:1-12 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer It was my first year as a youth minister, and we were deep into planning for the Lent and Easter season. We had just wrapped up a lengthy discussion about Lent when the priest casually asked, “So, what do we think […]
March 30, 2025 – The Fourth Sunday of Lent
Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer As many of you know, Banshee, also affectionately called Church Dog, died a few weeks ago. For seventeen years, Banshee was a cherished part of our lives. She was strong-willed, stubborn, fiercely loyal, and incredibly intelligent. Her nature was shaped by […]
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 […]