by Angela Ward | Mar 15, 2020 | Text Sermons
Amid enormous uncertainty, and great fear for what is coming next regarding the Corona virus outbreak, it is comforting to hear Jesus speak with the Samaritan woman. He explains to her that the water that is from Jesus, the living water, which we access in baptism,...
by Angela Ward | Mar 12, 2020 | News, Text Sermons
Where were you born? Where are you from? They sound like harmless questions, don’t they—conversation starters. One of my favorite guilty pleasures is watching how people react when I reply to those questions with my southern accent by saying, “I’m from L.A. —lower...
by Angela Ward | Mar 2, 2020 | Text Sermons
Why are we here? What is all of this about? The Bible, the great Tradition of the Church and the Book of Common Prayer have no faith (place zero trust!) in our ability to save ourselves. In the face of the rampant and unchecked “We’re-getting-better-all-the-time-ism”...
by Angela Ward | Mar 2, 2020 | Text Sermons
I bet that everyone here has been on one side or both sides of a conversation that goes something like this, “Mom, Dad, I need a new…” phone, car, dress. It can be anything. In my house, on a nightly basis, the need I am asked about is the need to have dessert after...
by Angela Ward | Feb 24, 2020 | Text Sermons
The fifth chapter of the Gospel According to St. Matthew is one of the most riveting chapters in the whole Bible. The portion appointed for today is in the middle of the chapter that began with these words: “[Jesus] went up on a mountainside and sat down. His...
