Category Archives: Sermons

St. Stephen’s, Maple; Zoom Eucharist; February 7, 2021 Collects and Readings for the Day:Isaiah 40:21-31Psalm 147:1-111 Corinthians 9:16-23Mark 1:29-39 “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.” There’s an almost-comedic tension running through this first half of the Gospel of Mark,Continue reading “Sermon: Epiphany 5B”

St. Stephen’s, Maple; Zoom Eucharist; January 17, 2021 Collects and Readings for the Day:1 Samuel 3:1-20Psalm 139:1-5, 12-171 Corinthians 6:12-20John 1:43-51 “The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, ‘Follow me.’” Silver linings. I’m not an optimist by nature, which is all the more reason for meContinue reading “Sermon: Epiphany 2B”

St. Stephen’s, Maple; Zoom Eucharist; December 25, 2020 Collects and Readings for the Day:Isaiah 52:7-10Psalm 98Hebrews 1:1-4John 1:1-14 “In these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds.” I speak to you in the name of Christ, the WordContinue reading “Sermon: Christmas Day Year B”

November 15, 2020; St. Stephen’s Maple Zoom Eucharist Readings:Judges 4:1-7Psalm 1231 Thessalonians 5:1-11Matthew 25:14-30 To you I lift up my eyes, to you enthroned in the heavens! In the name of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen This parable. Its interpretation has become more obscure as our cultural context has changed. I can thinkContinue reading “Sermon: Pentecost 24A”

October 25, 2020; St. Stephen’s Maple (Zoom Eucharist) Collects and Readings “Return, O Lord; how long will you tarry? Be gracious to you servants.”

September 27, 2020; St. Stephen’s Maple (Zoom Eucharist) Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 Philippians 2:1-13 Matthew 21:23-32 Link to Collects and Readings “He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarrelled and tested the Lord, saying, ‘Is the Lord among us or not?’”

August 14, 2020; St. Stephen’s, Maple Jeremiah 31:1-14 “Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin Israel!” I speak to you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen Life has always involved struggle, on a personal and societal scale. From the struggle of the exilesContinue reading “Homily for First Evening Prayer of St. Mary the Virgin”

The video and transcript of my homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration is available here. You can also download the worship folder for that day, to see the context for the homily.