What value defines Christians? In a sermon covering Jonathan Myrick Daniels, a seminarian martyredduring the Civil Rights era , an argument that our central teaching is all about compassion.
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Parable of the Sower: Love Recklessly
In my last Sunday at Holy Communion, I preached a sermon I didn’t expect to preach: The parable of the sower is not about faith or performance. Jesus’ story is about God’s abundant, reckless, love.
Measure in Love: Annual State of the Church Report
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the people of his hometown: “You are having an adventure in missing the point.” The rector confesses he’s paid too much attention to Average Sunday Attendance. Maybe you have a number, a statistic, a marker by which you measure your work, your worth. Ask yourself, “would Jesus care about that number?”
How do we show up for one another?
This parable can seem daunting, complex. But at its heart is Gods simple persistent desire, that we show up for one another.
Mike Angell 