This morning at the nine o’clock service 99 of our St. Paul’s children performed our annual Christmas pageant. Sheep, soldiers, angels, and shepherds brought us the message of Christ’s birth. I thought a little about how I would do this as I walked through the halls of our parish buildings this morning…
Luke 3:1-6
I would like to invite you to consider with me the question of what is a legacy? The number one dictionary definition of a legacy has to do with money or material things that are left and therefore inherited by someone else…
Luke 21:25-36
What are you waiting for? This season of Advent that we begin today and for the next four weeks is oftentimes described as the season of waiting. Watching and waiting. So I say to us this morning, “What are you waiting for?” …
Mark 13:1-8
This morning I want to invite us to consider a hypothetical question, a question that some of us may have pondered before. The question is this: if you were stranded all alone on a desert island and could have only one book with you, what would it be? …
Mark 12:38-44
The widow’s mite. That’s a phrase that’s usually used to describe this Gospel reading that we just heard. I’d like to talk a bit about this Gospel reading, actually share with you two observations…
The story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead is one of, if not the, most remarkable miracles of Jesus’ life before facing the cross. We can’t answer the question of why Jesus stepped way out there on this one…
Mark 10: 46-52
When I went to seminary I had the opportunity to live and work for a time in South Africa. There I met a woman named Sachi. She was someone I met in a church group; she came to the church where I worked. We met in a group that gathered together for support and for prayer…
Mark 10:35-45
In two weeks my oldest daughter is getting married here at St. Paul’s. She and her fiancee met at UNC Greensboro. The last few months and weeks have been heading toward that day. I know the next couple of weeks are going to be pretty hectic too as we prepare for this joyous time in our family…
Mark 10:17-31
This past week was the Clergy Conference for all the clergy of our diocese here in North Carolina. We gathered together for three days with our bishops. Each year there’s a different topic someone presents or facilitates during the retreat. It was three days and was in Winston-Salem, where it’s been the last few years…
Job 1:1:2:1-10
On Friday night I had the opportunity to attend Green Hope High School’s homecoming game. What stood out to me while I was at that game was not necessarily the football; they didn’t do so hot in that, but it was the band. I was going to insert here a little, “Don’t worry Green Hope football fans; I am a Duke football fan so I understand what it means to lose…”