Advent – Page 6 – Mike Angell

Advent: The Tension of Hope

Advent invites us to live in the tension of hope. Hope is radical. Imagining the world as it should be causes us to see the imbalances and exploitations of the world as it is.

A sermon preached for the third Sunday of Advent at Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis. Gracious God, let these words be more than words, and give us the Spirit of Jesus. When I moved to St. Louis, I didn’t know I was coming to learn how to hope. Now, you have to understand, I grewContinueContinue reading “The Long Road of Hope”

Annunciation, a sermon at St. Mary the Virgin San Francisco

A sermon preached at Evensong at St. Mary the Virgin San Francisco, CA Let these words be more than words, and give us the spirit of Jesus. Those words are probably familiar to you. They are to me too. I spent several years worshiping, and for awhile working, with Scott your rector, and hearing himContinueContinue reading “Annunciation, a sermon at St. Mary the Virgin San Francisco”

Joseph, Advent, and Unexpected Grace.

Life is full of surprises. I know I surprised some of you this week with the news that I’ll be leaving St. John’s to accept a new position. We’ll have time to say goodbye before my last service here on January 12th, so I’m not going to say goodbye now. I want to talk aboutContinueContinue reading “Joseph, Advent, and Unexpected Grace.”