Jan 5, 2022 | Sermons
By The Rev. Dawn M. Frankfurt, St. James Episcopal Church, Wichita, KS In the name of our loving, liberating, and life-giving God; the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. As I look out at you, I say to myself: “This is a group of people who really want to come...
Nov 29, 2021 | Sermons
In the Name of our loving, liberating, and life-giving God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. The church year begins this weekend, the first Sunday of Advent. Three more Sundays to go, and then it’s Christmas. This is the easy part of understanding Advent, its...
Oct 12, 2021 | Sermons
In the Name of our Loving, Liberating, and Life-Giving God:Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Spiritually we are swimming against the tide. We know this. In most ways we name, secular culture is at odds with sacred life. Our society tells us to be busy, work hard,...
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...
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