A sermon preached on November 2nd for the Feast of All Saints at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Denver. What is a saint? This is a fair question, really. I’m not sure there is a concrete answer, but I’m an Episcopal priest, so you probably shouldn’t ask me for concrete answers. We’re not sure, inContinueContinue reading “And I Mean To Be One Too: An All Saints Sermon”
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Jason Evans reflections on the border
My good friend Jason Evans spoke this week at Theology on Tap. If you missed it, here’s a bit of the conversation between Jason and my successor at St. John’s Lafayette Square, The Rev. Andy Olivo. Jason evans: Reflections from the Border | Theology on Tap. You can read more about how Theology on TapContinueContinue reading “Jason Evans reflections on the border”
St. Francis and the Blessing of Animals
A sermon for the Feast of St. Francis preached at Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis, MO. Francis of Assisi helped my family to gauge the depth of the snow. At my parents’ house in Colorado, a concrete statue of Francis with birds on his shoulder stands in the view of our big window seat. WhenContinueContinue reading “St. Francis and the Blessing of Animals”
What’s a prophet? Prudence Crandall and the vision of a prophet
What is a prophet? Today The Episcopal Church is celebrating a provisional saint, Prudence Crandall. She’s a provisional saint in that we’ve voted her into our calendar once at General Convention, in 2009, but she’s not been endorsed by a second vote yet. The calendar calls her a “Schoolteacher and prophet,” which seems fitting. WeContinueContinue reading “What’s a prophet? Prudence Crandall and the vision of a prophet”
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