by Angela Ward | Feb 27, 2021 | Text Sermons
St. Paul writes the Christians in Corinth with these words: “Do not accept the grace of God in vain.” We might phrase it more like this today: “Do not dismiss the grace of God without serious consideration – that is, without thoroughly considering the consequences.”...
by Angela Ward | Feb 17, 2021 | Text Sermons
When was the last time you put your foot in your mouth? It’s a great idiom we use to describe situations when we unintentionally say something embarrassing or downright tactless. We’ve all done it at some point, and some of us seem to be more prone than...
by Angela Ward | Feb 12, 2021 | Text Sermons
The Magnetic Jesus In Saint Mark’s Gospel, everything moves fast. Jesus is baptized. He is tempted. He goes to Galilee and begins preaching. He calls Simon and Andrew, and James and John to be his first disciples. On a sabbath: they follow him to a synagogue where he...
by Angela Ward | Feb 4, 2021 | Text Sermons
How does one find Jesus? I mean, how can I – how can we – discover Jesus in a more meaningful way – in a way that changes daily life? And that’s part one of the two-part question we’ve faced in each of the appointed readings since we began this season of Epiphanytide...
by Angela Ward | Jan 17, 2021 | Text Sermons, Uncategorized
Father Charleston invited me to preach today because he was scheduled to preach and he’s still recuperating from COVID-19. He sends his warmest greetings and he thanks us all for our continued prayers. Our country is still in shock over what happened in the nation’s...
