Pentecost XXIV, All Talents

From the Rector’s StudySunday, November 15th, Pentecost XXIV, all talentsJudges 4:1-7, Psalm 123, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Matthew 25:14-30 This passage reminds me of how Dr. Scott Peck starts “the Road Less Travelled” with; life is difficult. I say this because my...

Pentecost XXIII, Prepared

From the Rector’s Study Sunday, November 8th, Pentecost XXIII, Prepared Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25,Psalm 78:1-7, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Matthew 25:1-13 Every time this parable of the ten bridesmaids is read, I have the same question; why don’t the five with oil share it...

Pentecost XXII, All Saints

Nancy Wright-DeKuyper, Lay Reader Sunday, November 1st, 2020, Pentecost XXII, All Saints Sunday & the Beatitudes During Covid-19 Revelation 7:9-17, Psalm 34:1-10,22, 1 John 3:1-3, Matthew 5:1-12 As we come to the end of the Church year we celebrate this great...

Pentecost XXI, Great God

From the Rector’s Study Sunday, October 25th, Pentecost XXI, great God Deuteronomy 34:1-12, Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8, Matthew 22:34-46 The beginning of this passage is famously linked to one of the most popular parables, the Good Samaritan. This...

Pentecost XX, Face on a Coin

From the Rector’s Study Sunday, October 18th, Pentecost XX, Face on a Coin Exodus 33:12-23, Psalm 99.1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, Matthew 22:15-22 The Pharisees and Herodians are trying to trap Jesus by putting him in an impossible bind. If he says no to pay the taxes, the...

Harvest Thanksgiving, Action, not just words

From the Rector’s Study Sunday, October 11th, Harvest Thanksgiving, Action, not just words Deuteronomy 8:7-18, Psalm 65, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15, Luke 17:11-19 The two parts of Thanksgiving come together. In Corinthians Paul says that God loves a cheerful giver, and we...