Sunday, January 28, 2024 – Epiphany 4
Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 111; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28 The Rev. Drew Brislin I brought with me this morning my copy of 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey by Kathryn Tucker Windham. Mrs. Windham gave me this book and wrote in it To Andrew Scott, to help you with a ‘spirited start’ on your Alabama history library, Best Kathryn […]
Sunday, January 7, 2024 – Epiphany 1
Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11 The Rev. Drew Brislin Many of you have heard me discuss my Baptist upbringings in the past, my baptism, and the subsequent need to answer an altar call so that I could be baptized. What I do not believe I have talked about is why I decided to answer […]
Sunday, December 10, 2023 – Advent 2
Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2,8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the One Holy and Undivided Trinity. Amen I love the season of Advent! It is a season of preparation. I know it feels like we started this preparation back in October if not earlier for some, but this is really […]
Sunday, November 26, 2023 – Christ the King Sunday
Ezekiel 34:11-16,20-24; Psalm 95:1-7a; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46 The Rev. Drew Brislin The season of Christmas movies has kicked into full gear. They seem to be starting them earlier and earlier, even broadcasting new ones during Christmas in July campaigns. While the story lines vary there are inevitably at least one or two if not […]
Sunday, October 22, 2023 – Pentecost 21
Isaiah 45:1-7; Psalm 96:1-9; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22 The Rev. Drew Brislin As Veteran’s Day approaches, a particular movie that is always played, especially on channels like Turner Movie Classics, is the 1941 Oscar winning Sergeant York starring Gary Cooper. It is based on the true story of a rugged Appalachian farmer from Tennessee named […]
Sunday, October 8, 2023 – Pentecost 19
Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:7-14; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46 The Rev. Drew Brislin As I was thinking about this morning’s Gospel reading and its agricultural aspects, I could not help but be drawn back to memories of some of my earliest school projects and science experiments that included plants. From watching celery soak up food dye, to […]
Sunday, September 17, 2023 – Pentecost 16
Genesis 50:15-21; Psalm 103:8-13; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35 The Rev. Drew Brislin “And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one. For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; but […]
Sunday, August 20, 2023 – Pentecost 12
Isaiah 56:1,6-8; Psalm 67 Romans 11:1-2a,29-32; Matthew 15:21-28 The Rev. Drew Brislin I have mentioned before that one of mine and Allison’s favorite things to do here in Montgomery is to support our local neighborhood theater The Capri. Having run into some of you there, I know we are not alone in our affinity for […]
Sunday, July 30, 2023 – Pentecost 9
1 Kings 3:5-12; Psalm 119:129-136 Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 The Rev. Drew Brislin July can often be an especially taxing month for me emotionally. My father’s birthday is July 21st and so he would have turned seventy-five this year and then just a few days later, on July 27th I remember him on the anniversary of […]
Sunday, July 9, 2023 – Pentecost 6
Zechariah 9:9-12; Psalm 145:8-15; Romans 7:15-25a; Matthew 11:16-19,25-30 The Rev. Drew Brislin This past week I was with Allison in her hometown of Maryville, TN. While out running errands one day we visited the local mall. It dawned on me that it has been years since I have visited an actual mall. In my youth like […]