Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Psalm 116:1-3, 10-17 1 Peter 1:17-23 Luke 24:13-35 Last week was a hard week. It wasn’t a bad week – there were some lovely highs – but it was a hard week. Too many folks I know are grieving. There’s still so much uncertainty about what comes next. And, all week I dreaded having to preach on today’s Gospel.…
Acts 2:14a, 22-32 Psalm 16 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! The story of the apostle Thomas reaching out to touch the wounds of the risen Christ has inspired many gorgeous, haunting, and thoughtful paintings throughout history. It is such a vivid story, it is no wonder. But out of all of them,…
Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! Wow, what an odd and surprising Holy Week this has been. I have grieved not being able to come together with you for these sacred days. But I also found beauty in the simplicity of worshiping at home – not unlike the earliest of Christians would have. And, it’s given me a…
“Living in the Shadow of the Cross” The Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton Sermon given at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Baltimore, MD March 22, 2020 – 11:00 am Lent 4, Year A The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul:…
In the name of God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I have never preached a sermon or homily quite like this – or in a time quite like this either. The more I talk with people the clearer it is becoming that we are finding ourselves in a time unlike any other in recent memory or history. It’s a scary time. Last…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz st. James’, Mt. Airy 3/1/2020 Lent 1A Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 In the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The word Lent comes from an Old English word for “lengthen” and refers to the gradually lengthening days of late winter and early spring. Over the centuries, Lent evolved into a 40…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz St. James’, Mt. Airy 1/26/20 Ash Wednesday Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 Psalm 103 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 In the name of God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Not too long ago I heard an interview on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross where she interviewed physician B. J. Miller. When Miller was a college sophomore he was out…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy, 2/9/2020 Epiphany 5A Isaiah 58:1-9a Psalm 112:1-10 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 Matthew 5:12-20 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. We are called to be salt and light – but light always gets the spotlight (pun intended) and…
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