In the name of God. The Lover, the Beloved, and Love itself. We’ve packed a great deal into this Sunday. I know. You probably picked up that bulletin and it felt a bit hefty today. 16 pages Angela, our church administrator assures me, 16 pages is more pages than usual. Baptisms. Thanksgivings for Ministry. GreatContinue reading “Trinity, Baptism, and Life Lived Deeply”
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Liturgy for Lent: Moments of Transition
Mike: Let’s turn for a moment from Eucharist. I think we’ll still do a supplemental post on Eucharistic prayers, but I want to talk about the other moments in the prayer book. If you look at the order of the services in the prayer book, there’s a sense of order that emerges. After the dailyContinue reading “Liturgy for Lent: Moments of Transition”
Where do we begin? A sermon for the First Sunday after the Epiphany
Where do we begin? I find myself focused this morning on beginnings. “In the beginning,” the first words of the Bible. Really, the first word. “Berishit” in Hebrew, just one word. “In the beginning.” Mark’s Gospel also centers on a beginning. Mark, as usual, wastes no time. John announces “one is coming after me,” andContinue reading “Where do we begin? A sermon for the First Sunday after the Epiphany”
And I Mean To Be One Too: An All Saints Sermon
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, inContinue reading “And I Mean To Be One Too: An All Saints Sermon”
Mike Angell 