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…
St. James' Episcopal Church – Mt. Airy, Maryland
Sermons by Rev. Kristin Krantz (Page 7)
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…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz Epiphany 3A / Annual Meeting St. James’, Mt. Airy 1/26/20 Isaiah 9:1-4 Psalm 27:1, 5-13 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23 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. After hearing John’s version last Sunday, today we read Matthew’s account of the…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz, Christmas Eve Isaiah 9:2-7, Psalm 96, Titus 2:11-14, Luke 2:1-20 Merry Christmas! How are we all feeling tonight? Stressed about everything that still needs to be done? Relieved to have family arrive safe and sound and all be together? Grieving the loss of someone you desperately wish was here? Ready for a few minutes to catch your breath, enjoy…
As many of you know, I stan JRR Tolkien and his books, especially the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Every year or two I reread the them, and not unlike with scripture, every time I find something new that resonates. Tolkien was a master of mythology, lore, language, and history. He fought in World War I and watched the unfolding of World…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz St. James’, Mt. Airy 12/1/19 Advent 1A Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 Though winter doesn’t officially start for a few weeks, it feels as if it has arrived. The days are short. The darkness comes early. By late afternoon most days, it starts to look as if the light is just about to go out.…
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. Today’s Gospel reading is the second-to-last week in a nearly six-month chronological walk through several chapters of Luke. Next Sunday we will celebrate Christ the King, and the end of this liturgical year. The Sunday after that the season…