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In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. Wherever Christians have gathered for the past 2,000 years, they have remembered this night, the night in which Jesus, as John says, came from God, and was going to God. In that simple phrase,...

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. Last week, I had to travel to Houston and back for a funeral, and so I had a lot of time alone in the car to listen to podcasts. I listened to one about a woman in Pacifica, California, who woke...

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. Earlier this week, I found myself speaking with someone about their father.  And I have known a lot of good and exceptionally generous fathers in my day.  But often, when someone comes to talk...

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. Earlier this week, I found myself speaking with someone about their father.  And I have known a lot of good and exceptionally generous fathers in my day.  But often, when someone comes to talk...

I had the chance last week to talk with the eleventh graders at TST a bit about the War in Ukraine, and specifically about how they’re feeling about it, whether they are anxious, nervous, confused, or even apathetic–all of which would be valid responses for 16 and 17...

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. Take up your cross, the Savior said, if you would my disciple be. Take up your cross, with willing heart, and humbly follow after me. These words come from a beloved hymn.  Today, we are singing...

There are many difficult things about growing up. There are many difficult things about parenting and teaching young people as well, and in my roles as both teacher and parent, I have found that one of the most difficult is helping young people to learn how to strike...

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. “I appeal to you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.”  Paul’s message of peace and reconciliation could not be more urgent today.  The time for peace is always now.  “See! (Paul writes,...

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. If you read the Bible, then you know that many strange and wonderful things happen on mountains.  On one mountain, Moses received the Ten Commandments.  On another, Elijah heard the still, small...

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. Our collect for this morning was originally written for Quinquagesima, the last Sunday before Ash Wednesday and thus the beginning of Lent. When Thomas Cranmer, who was the architect of the...

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. Tomorrow, we are meeting with our son’s caseworker about placing him in a group home in Tyler.  Danny turns twenty-one this year, and he has gotten to be more than we can handle.  A little while...

In the Name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. The last time I heard Isaiah 6 was just a few weeks ago. I was able to head over to Tyler on a Friday night to participate in the ordination of one of my colleagues from Curate Cohort, a group of eight new...

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. As many of you know, I grew up in a nominally Christian home in Southern California.  And, when we were kids, the only time we went to church was when I was about five years old.  My best friend...

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. I’d like to begin this morning by drawing your attention to the Collect of the Day. This prayer contains a wealth of theology packed into just a few lines. Most evident at first glance are a...

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. I’d like to start off this morning by thanking all of you for some time spent away with my family.  Thanks to everyone who stepped up in my absence, especially those involved in planning and...

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. As many of you know, our Diocese has a large and impressive facility called Camp Allen, located outside of Navasota northwest of Houston. If I’m counting correctly, I’ve already been there and...

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. Our Gospel reading this morning gives us the only story in the Gospels, and indeed the only reference in the entire New Testament, to Jesus’s childhood. Other Gospels that did not make it into the...

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. “To all who received him, who believed in his Name, he gave power to become children of God.”  These words are written in the Gospel this morning.  They echo something that’s also said in the...