Sermon for Sunday: I think “a capable wife” really needs a better translation for our day, because we all need some “women of valor” around us. We all need women and men who show us how to become better Christians, how to be gentle with ourselves We need women like Rachel Held Evans and heroes like Huck Finn who how to become better human beings. How to make difficult decisions. Who are you becoming?
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The Cloud and the Question of Purpose
https://soundcloud.com/holy-communion-ucity/the-cloud-and-the-question-of-purpose The first warm Virginia evening in Spring of my Junior year at seminary, I arrived in the historic chapel a few minutes before Evensong. I came early so I could get my preferred place in the worn seats of the choir. When I walked in, I saw the cloud. My seminary’s chapel was notContinueContinue reading “The Cloud and the Question of Purpose”
Transfiguration, and really seeing one another
https://soundcloud.com/holy-communion-ucity/transfiguration-and-really-seeing-one-another-1 Today we’re celebrating a great feast of the church, and it’s one you may never had heard of before. I moved it to today from Thursday. The crowd that comes to the Wednesday Eucharists knows I’m prone to moving feast days, especially when the Gospel for Sunday would otherwise have been Jesus talking aboutContinueContinue reading “Transfiguration, and really seeing one another”
Seeking Peace, Seeking Shalom
https://soundcloud.com/holy-communion-ucity/seeking-peace-seeking-shalom Today’s readings center around a search for peace. Jesus, and his disciples are just looking for a little peace. They’re trying to get away on a trip. If any of you need some theological justification for your summer vacation, here it is, Mark chapter six. Jesus says, “everybody needs a break.” The letter toContinueContinue reading “Seeking Peace, Seeking Shalom”
Mike Angell 