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...
by Angela Ward | Jan 14, 2021 | Text Sermons
Today is the feast of the baptism of Our Lord. In the Gospel, according to Mark Jesus is introduced very quickly in the 9th verse in fact. Mark begins his Gospel account by quoting scripture. Specifically, Isaiah 40:3 “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who...
by Angela Ward | Jan 7, 2021 | Text Sermons
Growing up, I had a fondness for fine art. The art I enjoyed was based on storytelling. The best feature of storytelling is that it can take so many forms: Books, plays, and even cinema. My first exposure to truly fine storytelling was He-Man and the Masters of the...
by Angela Ward | Jan 7, 2021 | Text Sermons
Growing up, I had a fondness for fine art. The art I enjoyed was based on storytelling. The best feature of storytelling is that it can take so many forms: Books, plays, and even cinema. My first exposure to truly fine storytelling was He-Man and the Masters of the...