Aug 8, 2021 | Sermons
Recently I read a book about several boys who ran away from a Native American boarding school during The Great Depression. The boys, on the run, found themselves in one of the many Hoovervilles – settlements of homeless people often called “hobos” who lived along...
Aug 5, 2021 | Sermons
What a joyous occasion we are a part of this weekend, the baptism of Beckett Clark. Even though some or most of you here tonight won’t be present tomorrow at the baptism, you are a part of the community of St. James, and tonight you will remember and renew your own...
Aug 5, 2021 | Sermons
Mama Kay was a survivor. As the family and remembered Kay together, one refrain I heard was something I already knew: Kay was a survivor. We know when we call someone a ‘survivor’ that they’ve been through some hard times. By the time we get to be a certain age, we’ve...
Jul 25, 2021 | Sermons
Many of you know that I lived in Hawaii before I went to seminary. I was raised a Presbyterian in Oklahoma. I came to the Episcopal Church as an adult, it was at Epiphany Church in Honolulu. When I began attending, I heard the prayer that says: “… galaxies, suns, the...
Jul 24, 2021 | Sermons
The theme that struck me when reading about Jesus and the disciples for today is how humans are disposed to be self-impressed and how easily we forget the central role of God in our lives. The Sunday before last Mark told the story of Jesus at home in his hometown and...
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