07 Sep 2025
13th Sunday after PentecostSeptember 7, 2025God’s Work, Our Hands I can’t say that I ever anticipated doing a sermon about the sea diving women of Korea in the 1940’s but here we are. This wholly lies at the feet of one of the women in my book club because she chose a book about it, and while I was expected a book about, well, sea diving…what I have gotten is a painfully bleak book about the reality of life in Korea in…
31 Aug 2025
12th Sunday of PentecostAugust 31, 2025Luke 14.1, 7-14 In honor of Hamilton hitting theaters this weekend, it seems only fitting to present you with lines from one of my favorite songs from the musical. We are in the post-Revolution years, and all of the main players are figuring out what to do next, now that their roles as soldiers are finished. Both Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton have become fathers, their lives have shifted, they are trying to find their place in the wide world…
24 Aug 2025
11th Sunday after PentecostAugust 24, 2025Isaiah 58.9b-14 I want to take this time to acknowledge a very important season that is almost upon us. Yes, it is time that I wish you all a very happy, almost football season. And I know, cue some eye rolls from some of you, cue some “Skols” from some of you, cue some ambivalence from some of you. But to those who celebrate, happy football season. Now what this means for my family is a couple of things. It…
17 Aug 2025
10th Sunday after PentecostAugust 17, 2025Jeremiah 23.23-39; Luke 12.49-56 There is no greater master of lies and deception than a dog who wants their owner to simply go stark raving mad. I give you case and point, my beloved, adorable, entirely maddening, Scully. Don’t get me wrong, I love this dog. I adore this dog. BUT! She has mastered the art of messing with me to the point that I wish she was just a smidge dumber. This has been going on since she was a…
10 Aug 2025
9th Sunday after PentecostAugust 10, 2025Hebrews 11.1; Genesis 15.1-6 I’ve been joking with my family that I’m currently in the midst of my “ship era.” Not nearly as catchy as some of Taylor Swift’s eras, but here we are. The reason for this is that I have read back to back books which took place on 17th century Dutch trading ships and then when we were in OBX last week, we wandered around the replica of the QEII and I had to have looked…
03 Aug 2025
8th Sunday after PentecostAugust 3, 2025Luke 12.13-21 Every July first, I know my phone is going to pop with more than one text message wishing me a happy very specific day, a day that has nothing to do with me, and is kind of weird to acknowledge, but like I said, it happens every year. Every year, as much as I wish it to others, they also wish me, a very happy Bobby Bonilla Day. Unless you are a Mets fan, or a…
27 July 2025
7th Sunday of PentecostJuly 27, 2025Genesis 18.20-32 I have a very odd relationship with our first lesson this morning, because on the one hand it takes me back to just one of the worst days, on the other, there is an element of that worst day that fills me with hope and love, and not that there is a third hand, but on the third hand it also makes me chuckle because in the midst of all those feelings, it was…
20 July 2025
6th Sunday after PentecostJuly 20, 2025Luke 10.38-42 There is a long running list amongst my sisters and I of movies I never should have been allowed to watch as a kid, but somehow did. One of my family’s favorite stories is when my cousins came to visit, both of whom were older than me, and Pretty Woman came on the tv at my grandparents’ house and my aunt and uncle made them leave the room. My five year old self was allowed to stay. Why? Because I’d already…
13 Jul 2025
5th Sunday after PentecostJuly 13, 2025Luke 10.25-37 I have to say, in thirteen years of ministry, I have written a lot of sermons about a lot of things, but today…today is a first…and I wholeheartedly blame the Bible study crew, one of them in particular, who shall go unnamed—Misty. So here we are my beloved siblings in Christ, a sermon about the Donner Party. I guarantee none of you except the Tuesday morning bunch saw that coming. So, the year is 1846, and…
06 Jul 2025
4th Sunday of PentecostJuly 6, 2025Galatians 6.1-16 I know it seems hard to believe but there are actually three Golden Girls episodes that I absolutely cannot stand watching. The first is from season one where they think Sophia is having a heart attack and there is just too much conversation around death. The second is from season two which served as a backdoor spinoff to Empty Nest and all it is is characters you just do not care about and who never end…
29 Jun 2025
Peter and Paul, ApostlesJune 29, 2025John 21.15-19 We’re going to take some polls this morning, nothing too difficult, just go with your gut instinct answer. We’re picking our favorite member of iconic duos, so just raise your hand for your vote. Alright, first up, Chewbacca and Han Solo. Chewy fans, Han fans. Lucy and Ethel are up next. Bert and Ernie. Bacon and eggs. Burger and fries. Peanut butter and jelly. Snoopy and Woodstock. Woody and Buzz Lightyear. And of course, you know what our last one is going to be,…
22 Jun 2025
2nd Sunday of PentecostJune 22, 2025Luke 8.26-39 For as long as I can remember, I have always been afraid of something. And yes, I know, everyone is afraid of something, but this is like, from the time I can remember amongst the myriad of run of the mill fears—spiders, snakes, etc.,–my brain has always honed in one at any given time. When I was itty bitty, it was thunderstorms. I hated them, would get nervous anytime the weather got sketchy. My parents got me a stuffed…