Follow the Blessing
Sermon for 6 Epiphany (Year C), February 13, 2022 St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Madison, CT. When I was in the Navy, I was once stationed at The Pentagon with a small team who had tremendous...
Showing all posts tagged spiritual:
"Mary..."
Sermon for Easter(Year B), April 4 2021 St. James, Poquetanuck; Grace, Yantic You stand before the empty tomb. Peter and John have breathlessly entered it, and left for home, confused and...
Hope
I recently received a new teaching about the nature of hope. I’ve always thought hope had to do with a time in the distant future when the now of then will be better than the current now. But I’ve...
Actuating Our Gifts...
Sermon for Sunday, April 22, 2018 (3 Easter Year B) St. James Episcopal Church, Poquetanuck, CT At the Southeast Region Convocation yesterday, our Bishops, Ian and Laura led us through a...
Having Mystical Experiences?
Sermon for Sunday, November 12, 2017 (2 Advent Year B) St. James Episcopal Church, Poquetanuck, CT What did they experience out there in the wilderness, all those from the whole Judean countryside...
Parable of the Quiet Singer...
Mystic Micro-Gospels; small spiritual stories in and around my neighborhood in Southeast CT A quiet singer, sitting to the side, rose with the funeral congregation for the final hymn. He thought...
Walking the Labyrinth...
Mystic Micro-Gospels; small spiritual stories in and around my neighborhood in Southeast CT I walked a labyrinth during a Lenten retreat. Christian designs matured during the Middle Ages based on...
Hens & Chicks….
Sermon for Sunday, February 21, 2016 (2 Lent) St. David’s Episcopal Church, Gales Ferry, CT You speak in my heart and say, "Seek my face." *Your face, Lord, will I seek. The Rev’d Samuel Wells,...
To See Jesus in the Winter Garden... in the Advent that is Going on All Around Us….
Sermon for Sunday, December 20, 2015 St. David’s Episcopal Church, Gales Ferry, CT My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior I am the gardener in our family...
What does it mean to ask for God's blessing? • /r/Christianity
A Redditor asked the question above… this was my take... The idea of blessing is that God's good grace and love will flow THROUGH us (or this food, or this activity, etc) and become an instrument...
If you don't believe in the Ten Commandments, what is your moral rubric? • /r/Christianity
One of the places I like to "hang" is Reddit’s Christianity sub-reddit, /r/Christianity. It is an interesting online community, and for me, not a bad place to "proclaim the gospel". All kinds of...
We go wherever the pain is...
One of the things I struggle with constantly is the place where my faith intersects with my work. In the last few years, I have studied the work of Walter Wink pretty intently. Mr. Wink devoted...
But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream....
I'm going to expend a little Karma on the Ferguson topic and try to explain my own understanding about the rage that African Americans might be feeling. For the sake of transparency, I am white...
The Waters were Covering SOMETHING During this Morning's Rainstorm!
O God, heavenly Father, who by thy Son Jesus Christ hast promised to all those who seek thy kingdom and its righteousness all things necessary to sustain their life: Send us, we entreat thee, in...
"Resilience" - Faith Communities Need This Too!
"The old argument that liberal churches are in decline and conservative ones are growing is not true. The denominations that once seemed impervious to decline are beginning to look like most other...
Do We Obey the Authorities or Not? The Paradox of Politics....
What is a Christian to do about politics? Do we follow Paul’s guidance in Roman’s 13 (obedience to authority as given from God) or do we heed the very dire warnings of Revelation13 (political...
Sunflower Field at Buttonwood Farm
For the Harvest Most gracious God, by whose knowledge the depths are broken up and the clouds drop down the dew: We yield you hearty thanks and praise for the return of seedtime and harvest, for...