THE REFORMATION27 October 2024Saint Luke’s Lutheran Church; NYC In the year 1510 CE the first slaves from Africa were brought to the New World, specifically, to Haiti. A year later, in Germany, Martin Luther — a new and upcoming Augustinian Monk who had been ordained a priest, and had finished his Bachelor’s Degree in Theology … Continue reading δωρεὰν
Angels & Archangels & All the Company of Heaven
Saturday, September 28 & Sunday, September 29, 2024St. Luke Lutheran Church; Albuquerque, NM Revelation 12.7-12 7 Καὶ ἐγένετο πόλεμος ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, ὁ Μιχαὴλ καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ τοῦ πολεμῆσαι μετὰ τοῦ δράκοντος. καὶ ὁ δράκων ἐπολέμησεν καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ,8 καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσεν, οὐδὲ τόπος εὑρέθη αὐτῶν ἔτι ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ.9 καὶ ἐβλήθη ὁ … Continue reading Angels & Archangels & All the Company of Heaven
Doing the Word
James 1.17-27 17 Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. 18 In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a … Continue reading Doing the Word
God’s Mighty Word Preached with Power and Conviction
Sunday, July 7, 2024Seventh Sunday after PentecostSt. Luke Lutheran Church; Albuquerque, NM Ezekiel 2:1-5 He [the VOICE] said to me: “O mortal, stand up on your feet, and I will speak with you.” 2 And when he spoke to me, a spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him … Continue reading God’s Mighty Word Preached with Power and Conviction
Walk the Road of Love with Each Other
Sixth Sunday of EasterThe United Church of Santa Fe10 o'clock Service [Appointed readings follow the Homily.] + In nomine Domini. Amen. Three short phrases — We see them every Sunday morning. We observe them each time we pass by the property of this congregation. They are on the masthead of the Newsletter, we find them … Continue reading Walk the Road of Love with Each Other
CONTEMPLATIVE COMMUNION
Sixth Sunday of EasterThe United Church of Santa Fe8.30 am Contemplative Communion [Readings for this Sunday follow the Homily] + In nomine Domini. Amen. Many years ago, in the early seasons of my Ordained Life, my wife and I were stranded in southeastern Pennsylvania during one of the climactic Snowstorms in February. In fact, it … Continue reading CONTEMPLATIVE COMMUNION
Entwined
Fifth Sunday of EasterSunday, April 28, 2024The United Church of Santa Fe [Complete Texts in Greek, English (NRSV) (First Nations Version) are found following the Sermon.] + In nomine Domini. Amen. Each Winter while I was growing up on our farm in Pennsylvania, my Grandfather would choose a cold sunny morning and invite me to … Continue reading Entwined
The Voice
Mark 1.1-8 1 Ἀρχὴ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ [υἱοῦ θεοῦ].2 Καθὼς γέγραπται ἐν τῷ Ἠσαΐᾳ τῷ προφήτῃ, Ἰδοὺ ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου πρὸ προσώπου σου, ὃς κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν σου·3 φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, Ἑτοιμάσατε τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου, εὐθείας ποιεῖτε τὰς τρίβους αὐτοῦ4 ἐγένετο Ἰωάννης [ὁ] βαπτίζων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας … Continue reading The Voice
No Other “gods”
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost(Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time)Sunday, October 8, 2023The United Church of Santa Fe PRELUDE TO THE READING AND SERMON I am very honoured to be with you this morning in the absence of Rev. Talitha, who is away on travel. When Talitha asked me if I would preside and be the preacher … Continue reading No Other “gods”
GRACE FROM THE VINEYARD
Sermon for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time)Sunday, September 24, 2023 Matthew 20.1-16 ‘For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. 2After agreeing with the labourers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. … Continue reading GRACE FROM THE VINEYARD
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