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.”
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God at the 9:30 club: Evangelism and the Lost Sheep
The other night I went to a concert at the 9:30 club. The band was called Volcano Choir. You’ve probably never heard of them. The lead singer, Justin Vernon, once had a slightly more famous group called “Bon Iver.” They sang plaintive acoustic ballads about “skinny love.” Justin Vernon, the lead singer, took the stageContinueContinue reading “God at the 9:30 club: Evangelism and the Lost Sheep”
It’s the end of the world as we know it… (sermon from 11/14)
A couple of weeks ago I was in this pulpit, preaching about the destruction of the temple. And here we are again. In fact it strikes me that about this time last year I was here preaching about the end of the world again. Our rector openly talks about creative preaching scheduling. Maybe the seminarianContinueContinue reading “It’s the end of the world as we know it… (sermon from 11/14)”
Incarnation and beginnings
Sermon preached Dec. 27 at St Barnabas Church, Denver, CO How does it begin for you? Is there a moment that radically changes your narrative, the story of your life with God? “In the beginning,” these are the words that start the Gospel of John. “In the beginning.” John starts at the beginning because heContinueContinue reading “Incarnation and beginnings”
Mike Angell 