To you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. Tonight, beloved, we sing God’s new song.  The earth trembles and the trees of the wood shout for joy.  Because God...

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.  There is a lot to go over here. This gospel is in three parts, really. So the first part, he's talking about “who am I”, and more important than that almost is “who do you think I am” when he's talking to...

We did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but we have received a spirit of adoption.  In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. When Isaiah sees God seated on the throne, the six-wingèd seraphim speak to him.  As...

Jesus said, “Holy Father, protect them in your Name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one.” In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. Today is the Sunday after Ascension Day.  On that day, Jesus returns to the...

The same stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.  This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. "Love itself is a form of knowledge."  These are words...

Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, “This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!” In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.  The entire season of the Epiphany is wedged between two mysteries.  On the...

And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Beloved Son.  With you, I am well pleased.”   In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. “With great power comes great responsibility.”  Words from Uncle Ben to the young Peter Parker.  I...

The Word became flesh and lived among us.  And we have seen his glory. In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. In his Christmas message this year, after thanking us for our prayers during his recent illness, Presiding Bishop Michael...

A child has been born for us, a son given to us…and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. In the Fall of 1914, Pope Benedict XV called for a...

In the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. So there is a lot in the gospel today. But the one, well, three themes that I found were faith, salvation and resurrection. So we'll look at each piece to find these three things. So first he calls Matthew....

Listen to my appeal.  Agree with one another.  Live in peace.  And the God of love and peace will be with you.  In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. Today’s Epistle contains one of the oldest Trinitarian formulas in the New...

Were you there when they crucified my Lord? These words come from a beloved hymn.  We will sing it later as a wooden cross is brought into the church.  The hymn is a spiritual in the Black church tradition.  It comes out of four hundred years of suffering and...