June 7, 2026 – Second Sunday After Pentecost
Genesis 12:1-9; Psalm 33:1-12; Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer In seminary, I was required to complete an internship as part of my formation for the priesthood. Steve and I visited several churches trying to determine what might be a good fit. We went to very large churches and tiny ones and […]
May 31, 2026 – Trinity Sunday
Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 8; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer The book Three Bags Full, recently made into a movie, The Sheep Detectives, is set in the picturesque village of Denbrook. There, a shepherd by the name of George Hardy tends his flock. He makes sure they are well fed, cares for their illnesses, […]
May 24, 2026 – The Day of Pentecost
Acts 1:6-1Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:25-35, 37; I Corinthians 12:3b-13; John 20:19-23 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Growing up, my sister and I had plenty of fights. When we were little, they were typically over toys. As we grew older, they became about clothes, using the phone, who was right and who was wrong—just about anything. […]
May 10, 2026 – 6th Sunday of Easter
Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 66:7-18; I Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer There are 613 commandments in Torah—the book of the law in Judaism. They include everything from not wearing clothing made of mixed fibers—goodbye polyester—to not combining milk and meat—so no cheeseburgers—to prohibitions against disrespecting your parents or adultery, both of which carry […]
April 26, 2026 – 4th Sunday of Easter
Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; I Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer The shepherd has served as an image of leadership in Scripture since the time of Moses. As you may remember, when Moses fled Egypt, he came upon a well in the land of Midian, where he met his future wife, Zipporah. Zipporah’s […]
April 19, 2026 – 3rd Sunday of Easter
Acts 2:14a,36-41; Psalm 116:1-3,10-17; I Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer The Righteous Gemstones is an HBO television series that parodies the modern tele-evangelical movement. In the opening scene of the first episode, Eli Gemstone, a megachurch pastor, and his two sons are hosting a 24-hour baptism marathon in a wave pool in Chengdu, […]
April 5, 2026 – Easter Sunday
Jeremiah 31:1-6; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 28:1-10 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer He is Risen! The Lord is Risen Indeed! I don’t remember when, but at some point in my childhood I realized my father was, in fact, the Easter Bunny. You would never have thought that to be true if you met him. He was […]
March 29, 2026 – Palm Sunday
Matthew 21:1-11 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Most of us believe we can’t get to Easter Sunday without a Good Friday. That is, in part, why we read the Passion today instead of simply focusing on Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem. But I wonder if we might be a little misguided in that belief. Granted, there […]
March 22, 2026 – Fifth Sunday in Lent
Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Many of us have been reading The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis and listening to David’s podcast series exploring its themes of grace and judgment. And perhaps, along the way, we have discovered one of the book’s quiet secrets: nearly everyone who […]
March 8, 2026 – Third Sunday in Lent
Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Since the age of eight, she had come to the well every day to draw water. When she was little, she took the responsibility very seriously, which is why her mother soon gave her the job. She knew how important water was for […]