Why do we read these old stories every week?
June 10, 2018 — Proper 5, Year B, RCL By Jan Adams May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in your sight, oh Lord, my Strength and my […]
SERMONS
Contradictions in the Wilderness
4th Sunday in Lent 2018 Rebecca Gordon, lay preacher In the name of the one, holy and living God. Amen. “And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people […]
Fr Richard’s Last Sermon as Vicar
My last sermon at St. John’s… Maybe you’ve heard the story of the crotchety old priest who announced his departure to his people. He’d been at that parish far too long. He didn’t like them, […]
Angels 101
Christmas 2017 The Rev’d Richard Smith, Ph.D. It’s Christmas, so I should tell you what you need to know about angels. Think of it as Angels 101. They can appear out of nowhere. Angels will […]
Where Do You Find Hope?
Second Sunday of Advent, Year BIsaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-8The Reverend Richard Smith, Ph.D. This past week, I was walking down Folsom Street with a swaggering young businessman. Tall, good-looking, well-educated, charming, he’s got the world […]