Tag Archives: Christianity

No Neutral (Thanks be to God)

Posted on July 5, 2020 by

“There comes a time when we have to recognize that we get caught up in structures of sin, like racism, that are larger than we are. There is no neutral. But we can choose the gift of grace that God has freely given us even as we sit in our awareness and our discomfort: Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Continue reading →

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Imago Dei

Posted on June 7, 2020 by

Homily for Trinity Sunday Year A St Mark’s Episcopal Church Richmond, Virginia (Virtual Worship in the Time of Pandemic) Lectionary Readings: Genesis 1:1-2:4a 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Matthew 28:16-20   “I don’t understand…” I’m hearing that phrase a lot these days. … Continue reading →

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I am the way

Posted on May 10, 2020 by

Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Virtual Worship Lectionary Readings for May 10 A few weeks ago, on the first Sunday after Easter, I came to the defense of our friend the apostle … Continue reading →

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Priesting in Pandemic

Posted on April 26, 2020 by

Musings on being a being a professor–and priest–during a pandemic. Continue reading →

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Believing Thomas

Posted on April 19, 2020 by

Homily for the Second Sunday of Easter, Year A St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Virtual Liturgy during COVID-19 Pandemic Richmond, VA Whenever the liturgical calendar flips to the 2nd Sunday of Easter, I feel like I need to come to the … Continue reading →

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I wonder…

Posted on April 5, 2020 by

Homily for Palm Sunday, Year A St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Richmond VA (Virtual Palm Sunday Worship) Lectionary Readings for Palm Sunday   A few years ago as part of my Faith from the Margins to the Web project, we  engaged … Continue reading →

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Virtual Stations of the Cross

Posted on April 4, 2020 by

For your Holy Week journey, take some time to reflect on the Stations of the Cross:   Blessings as you walk the Way of the Cross this Holy Week. Sarah+

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At Night

Posted on March 8, 2020 by

Homily for the 2nd Sunday in Lent St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Richmond, Virginia Lectionary Readings: Genesis 12:1-4a Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17 Sometimes, things need to happen at night.   Take, for example, the date that the Bishop proposed for my … Continue reading →

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[re]opening my eyes

Posted on January 25, 2020 by

Friends and Readers, I will not lie.  This has been a year of beautiful moments and new paths unfolding (which I do tend to take time to write about, or work into my sermons at the very least) but it … Continue reading →

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But what about…

Posted on December 22, 2019 by

Homily for Advent 4, Year A
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Richmond, VA Continue reading →

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