Sunday, February 12, 2023 – 6 Epiphany
Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 119:1-8 I Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37 The Rev. Drew Brislin Whenever I think back on my experiences in scouting, I am inevitably drawn back to the many friendships made during those formative years of my youth. Those friendships were forged in the many communal activities in which we participated which included though not […]
Sunday, January 29, 2023 – 4 Epiphany
Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 15 I Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12 The Rev. Drew Brislin There is a quote from The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that comes from an interview he gave just months before his assassination in which he says, “It’s all right to tell a man to lift himself by his own bootstraps, […]
Sunday, December 11, 2022 – 3rd Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 35:1-10; Psalm 146:4-9; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 The Rev. Drew Brislin “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” John asks this question in our reading this morning. It’s no surprise John has doubt. After all he’s sitting in prison at this point in the Gospel narrative. […]
Sunday, November 20, 2022 – Christ the King
Jeremiah 23:1-6; Canticle 16; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43 The Rev. Drew Brislin Why is it that we get this particular reading in our lectionary this morning? Why on this Christ the King Sunday, a day in which we celebrate the kingly nature of our Lord’s life, do we get the account of his crucifixion and death? […]
Sunday, October 30, 2022 – 20th Sunday of Pentecost
Habakkuk 1:1-4,2:1-4; Psalm 119:137-144; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4,11-12; Luke 19:1-10 The Rev. Drew Brislin It is a busy season in the life of the church right now. As the season of Advent and preparation approaches in a few short weeks, the church is currently in a season of reflection. Today many of our Lutheran brothers and […]
Sunday, October 23, 2022 – Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
Joel 2:23-34; Psalm 65; 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18; Luke 18:9-14 The Rev. Drew Brislin As the beloved creations of God made in his image, we are by nature naturally drawn to relationship with our Creator. Likewise, as beings created in the Father’s image, we are naturally drawn into relationship with one another. Sadly, though our humanity creeps […]
Sunday, October 9, 2022 – Eighteenth Sunday of Pentecost
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; Psalm 66:1-11; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19 The Rev. Drew Brislin I have shared with many of you that I lost my mother to pancreatic cancer. This time of the year always stirs the heart and the memories as the anniversary of her death approaches in late November. Many of you have experienced […]
September 25, 2022: Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Jeremiah 32:1-3a,6-15; Psalm 91:1-6,14-16; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31 The Rev. Drew Brislin I have shared with some of you that my nickname in high school and well pretty much ever since has been “Bruiser.” As much as I would like to say it was earned as a result of my tenacity on the gridiron, […]
September 4, 2022: Thirteenth Sunday of Pentecost
Jeremiah 18:1-11; Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17; Philemon 1-21, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 25-33 The Rev. Drew Brislin Many of you are familiar with the German theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and his book The Cost of Discipleship. Bonhoeffer, who was Lutheran, wrote this book as a reflection on the Sermon on the Mount and what he believed it meant […]
August 28, 2022: Twelfth Sunday of Pentecost
Jeremiah 2:4-13; Psalm 81:1, 10-6; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14 The Rev. Drew Brislin When Allison and I arrived in Montgomery, we were delighted to discover that we lived so close to the Capri Theater. While living in Tuscaloosa we often would go to the Bama Theater to watch movies or see various shows. […]