There’s always a moment of awkwardness when someone asks, “Can I talk to you about your sermon?” When you’ve put hours of work into crafting a message, when that message has a sacramental function, both praise and critique can be awkward to hear. A few times in my preaching career a visitor has approached meContinueContinue reading “Code-switching and Preaching: Can I talk to you about your sermon?”
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Annunciation, a sermon at St. Mary the Virgin San Francisco
A sermon preached at Evensong at St. Mary the Virgin San Francisco, CA Let these words be more than words, and give us the spirit of Jesus. Those words are probably familiar to you. They are to me too. I spent several years worshiping, and for awhile working, with Scott your rector, and hearing himContinueContinue reading “Annunciation, a sermon at St. Mary the Virgin San Francisco”
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”
Gritty faith
I feel like I need to start this sermon with a bit of an apology. Here we are. It’s summer, August in Washington. Feels like half the city is on vacation, and yet you are here. You came to church. And then we had these readings. Isaiah is trampling vineyards. The book of Hebrews isContinueContinue reading “Gritty faith”
Mike Angell 