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 Redeemer. If you ever want to goose the urgency of your prayers for God’s help, I’ve got a suggestion for …
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 loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.” John 3:19 Today I’d like to talk about contradictions. It’s …
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, and they didn’t care much for him either. His last day on the job finally came, and he walked into …
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 scare the hell out of you, deliver a revelation that blows your mind, then suddenly depart, leaving you scratching your …
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 by the tail. He owns property on a prominent corner in the neighborhood–property he hopes to sell soon, no doubt …