The Breaking Point

A Sermon for Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 John 20:1-18, NRSV “Woman, why are you weeping?” My beloved friends, this Easter (let’s just be honest) feels far from ordinary.  Our annual traditions have shifted radically—reimagining what worship could and should look like during this time of social distancing.  How has your own Holy Week been different... Continue Reading →

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Radical Hospitality

A Sermon for the Eve of the Epiphany. January 5, 2020 As many of you know, only a couple of months ago, I found myself a stranger in a strange land.  I found myself on pilgrimage in the Holy Land, the bedrock of our faith.  And for a thirty year old, I feel like I’m... Continue Reading →

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Yes.

A Sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Advent, Year A A year ago on the first Sunday of Advent, I didn’t know it at the time, but I had began a discernment process that took nine months to incubate; nine months to grow; nine months to come to fruition.  It took nine months for me... Continue Reading →

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Roll Away Your Stone

Easter Sunday 2019 “Roll away your stone, I’ll roll away mine Together we can see what we will find Don’t leave me alone at this time For I’m afraid of what I will discover inside.” Roll away your stone.  Roll away that giant, massive, mammoth stone—like one of those smooth granite boulders we stare in wonder... Continue Reading →

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Welcome to the Wilderness

a sermon for the First Sunday in Lent, Year C “After his baptism, Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness.” Luke 4:1 I personally love the written word.  I love the opportunity it affords, the escape it offers, the creative wandering accessible at my fingertips.  I love the... Continue Reading →

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Abide with God at All Times

A Sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany, Year C. Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, Abide with with me. I do not think I really understood the Bible until I moved to the state of Nevada.  You may think I joke, but I am quite serious.  I personally have never visited the Holy Land, never visited the... Continue Reading →

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The Light Has Come

a sermon for the feast of the Epiphany Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you. Nations shall come to your... Continue Reading →

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Turn the World Upside Down

A Sermon for Year B, Proper 28 When I was a child, during school recess I often found myself perched in a high position—usually atop the monkey bars or sitting in the very center of the geo dome.  And while I was doing some self-care, enjoying some personal time alone, I would survey the playground and watch what... Continue Reading →

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