Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 23, 2020 Today’s readings are: Isaiah 51:1-6Psalm 138Romans 12:1-8Matthew 16:13-20 If you don’t have a Bible handy, click here for these readings. It seems to me pretty appropriate that our Gospel reading this week is about the Church? In just under a week, we’ll be […]
Tina Shippey
The Church Universal
the Ninth Sunday after PentecostProper 13BaptismAugust 2nd, 2020 Today’s readings are:Isaiah 55:1-5Psalm 145: 8-9, 15-22Romans 9:1-5Matthew 14:13-21 If you don’t have a Bible handy, you can find these readings here. Baptisms are great, aren’t they? I think the theme for any baptism is “my cup runneth over.” Back in seminary, I was taught that, […]
Funeral Sermon for OJ Endicott
The first time I ever heard of OJ was on a clothing tag. It was a short few days after I came here to St. James. It was on the neck of this alb here that I’m wearing now. When I came here, I was using a hand-me-down alb, and you know hand-me-downs rarely […]
What should I pray for?
July 26th, 2020the 8th Sunday after PentecostProper 12 Today’s readings are:1 Kings 3:5-12Psalm 119:129-136Romans 8:26-39Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 If you don’t have a Bible handy, click here for these readings. I love this question that God asks to Solomon. Here’s Solomon, King David’s son, rich and powerful and breeming over with wisdom, and God asks this […]
Breaking Ground
the sixth Sunday after PentecostJuly 12th, 2020 Today’s readings are:Isaiah 55:10-13Psalm 65:1-14Romans 8:1-11Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 If you don’t have a Bible handy, click here to find these readings. Today, I want to offer you not a sermon but a meditation. I want you to sit and think about something with me. The readings this […]