July 6, 2025 – 4th Sunday After Pentecost
Isaiah 66:10-14; Psalm 66:1-8; Galatians 6:7-16; Luke 10:1-11,16-20 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the One Holy and Undivided Trinity. Amen “Yet know this, the Kingdom of God has come near.” What does Jesus mean when he says this? And what does it mean to us today? It sounds very apocalyptic—and it is—but […]
June 22, 2025 – Trinity Sunday
Isaiah 65:1-9; Psalm 22:18-27; Galatians 3:13-29; Luke 8:26-39 The Rev. Drew Brislin A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to serve on staff at Sawyerville. For those who may not be familiar with this ministry of our diocese, it is a day camp that the Diocese of Alabama has hosted in Hale County for […]
June 8, 2025 – Pentecost Sunday
Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:25-35, 37; Romans 8:14-17; John 14:8-17,(25-27) The Rev. Drew Brislin Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language?” Happy Pentecost, everyone! I don’t know if that’s an official greeting, but there it is. […]
May 4, 2025 – 3rd Sunday in Easter
Acts 9:1-6; Psalm 30; Revelations 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 The Rev. Drew Brislin I have fond memories of fishing throughout the years. When I was a child, I would get up before daylight and head for some slough off the Alabama River with my dad and grandfather. Places with names like Bogue Chitto Creek, Little Miami, […]
April 6, 2025 – The Fifth Sunday of Lent
43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the One Holy and Undivided Trinity. Amen Memories are funny things. They come in a variety of forms through various mediums. Sometimes they are prompted by conversations, or maybe someone posts a picture on Facebook. Perhaps you’re driving down the […]
March 16, 2025 – The Second Sunday of Lent
Genesis 15:1-12,17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35 The Rev. Drew Brislin Our Gospel reading this morning may be relatively short, but it gives us a lot to wrestle with. It also provides us with beautiful imagery around the nature of Jesus. I’ve spoken about my mother in previous sermons, particularly about her diagnosis with pancreatic […]
February 23, 2025 – The 7th Sunday of Epiphany
Genesis 45:3-11,15; Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42; 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50; Luke 6:27-38 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. While we often speak in glowing terms of the “Golden Rule” and use it as a teaching tool for children, we discover this morning that it is part of a […]
February 2, 2025 – The 4th Sunday of Epiphany
Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 84; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. What a blessed day today is! I always look forward to Scout Sunday and the opportunity to celebrate these young people who have committed themselves to an organization that seeks to grow them […]
December 15, 2024 – The Third Sunday of Advent
Zephaniah 3:14-20; Canticle 9; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. As we continue our move through this season of Advent, this season of preparation, we now find ourselves a little more than halfway through our journey. You may have noticed that this […]
November 17, 2024 – The Twenty-sixth Sunday After Pentecost
Daniel 12:1-3; Psalm 16; Hebrews 10:11-14(15-18)19-25; Mark 13:1-8 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. Like many of you I have moved several times over the years. As I was thinking about my childhood growing up in Selma, I thought about the different homes we lived in. […]