I feel like I need to start this sermon with a bit of an apology. Here we are. It’s summer, August in Washington. Feels like half the city is on vacation, and yet you are here. You came to church. And then we had these readings. Isaiah is trampling vineyards. The book of Hebrews isContinueContinue reading “Gritty faith”
Author Archives: Mike Angell
Advice on Investing: A Sermon for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost
Faithful Jews are buried in pine boxes. No frills. No metal hinges. The body is wrapped in a simple white garment with no pockets, a reminder that you can’t carry anything with you from this world to the next. No matter who you were, what you had in life, billionaire or pauper, the ritual isContinueContinue reading “Advice on Investing: A Sermon for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost”
The Lord’s Prayer: A Sermon for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost
If you were asked to “give a summary of the Christian faith on the back of an envelope, the best thing to do would be to write the Lord’s Prayer:” advice from Rowan Williams, former archbishop of Canterbury. More than any creed, more than any book of theology, this simple short prayer expresses the fullnessContinueContinue reading “The Lord’s Prayer: A Sermon for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost”
Marriage Equality and the ongoing work of justice- a sermon for the 12:10p Holy Eucharist
“There is no longer Jew or Greek. There is no longer slave nor free. There is no longer male and female” today we can add to St. Paul’s list: today there is no longer “same-sex marriage” and “opposite sex marriage,” at least in the eyes of the Federal Government. Today is indeed a historic dayContinueContinue reading “Marriage Equality and the ongoing work of justice- a sermon for the 12:10p Holy Eucharist”
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