a young woman's pilgrimage in ordained ministry
A Sermon for Pentecost Sunday, Year B I don’t know if y’all will believe this, but I was a really shy child growing up. It was painful at times. And it wasn’t that I didn’t enjoy the company of others, or didn’t like conversing with friends and family, but new situations, new individuals, new thresholds were... Continue Reading →
An Easter Spoken-word Sermon "So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid" (Mark 16:8, NRSV). Today Today should be a celebration Today should begin our commemoration For today we exclaim the resurrection Of our Lord and Savior... Continue Reading →
"They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, 'Sir, we wish to see Jesus'” (John 12:21). May I speak to you in the name of the One, Holy, and Living God. Amen. I don’t know if y’all have noticed, but I have a habit of saying some phrases like: “yes sir,"... Continue Reading →
The Fourth Sunday in Lent “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.” May I speak to you in the name of the one God: Lover, Beloved, Love. Amen. The English language is sometimes quite limited in its vocabulary. There are instances when... Continue Reading →
For the season of Epiphany, I took a cue from my time as a seminary intern at First United Methodist in Huntsville, Alabama, and I preached my first sermon series. Now let's be honest, this is not my natural inclination. Trust me, I was more than a bit uncomfortable taking this leap. However, during my... Continue Reading →
First Sunday in Lent, Year B My first hike up the old, eternal Cave Rock—situated on the Eastern shore of our lake—occurred on February 12th, 2015. It was my first and thankfully not my last trip to Tahoe. My beloved had taken me on a pilgrimage to sacred sites surrounding the Lake. The day was unseasonably warm... Continue Reading →
Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2018 My friends, our Ash Wednesday observances and the feast of St. Valentine do not appear to go hand in hand. In fact, in many ways they seem to be exact opposites—evoking a varied array of emotions within us as we consider the implications of each day. And yet (through coincidence or perhaps... Continue Reading →
Last Sunday after the Epiphany Will you continue in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in the prayers? Over the course of this Epiphany season—a season when we celebrate Christ’s mission and ministry in the world, those numerous miraculous, mountaintop experiences—, we at St. Patrick’s have had our own occasions to celebrate, our... Continue Reading →
the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Year B "Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself?" the Book of Common Prayer p. 304 On my first journey West as a young adult, I landed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, during a seminary internship as a hospital chaplain. I was completely unaware of how... Continue Reading →
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad (1869), Vol. II, Conclusion.
The Magdalene's Call 