Episcopalians and the Bible ~ The Rev. Dr. Stephen L. White, November 17, 2024
The Collect of the Day: Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; […]
What Saints Do – The Rev. Dr. Stephen L. White, November 3, 2024
The Gospel: John 11:32-44 When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and […]
Baptism of Johnny, The Rev. Tina Rathbone, October 20, 2024
The Gospel: Mark 10:35-45 James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to Jesus and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” And he said to them, “What is it you want me to do for you?” And they said to him, “Grant us to […]
How Rich is the Rich Young Man, Really? The Rev. Tina Rathbone, October 13, 2024
The Gospel: Mark 10:17-31 As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: ‘You […]
A Difficult Text – The Rev. Tina Rathbone, October 6, 2024
The Gospel – Mark 10:2-16 Some Pharisees came, and to test Jesus they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.” But Jesus said to them, “Because of […]
Whoever is Not Against Us is For Us – The Rev. Tina Rathbone, September 29, 2024
The Gospel: Mark 9:38-50 John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to […]
The Greatest ~ The Rev. Tina Rathbone, September 22, 2024
The Gospel – Mark 9:30-37 Jesus and his disciples passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.” […]
Take Up Your Cross? The Rev. Tina Rathbone, September 15, 2024
The Gospel: Mark 8:27-38 Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” And they answered him, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” He asked them, “But who do you […]
The Rev. Tina Rathbone’s Departure Announcement, September 1, 2024
Lord, to Whom Can We Go? Kevin Rosero, August 25, 2024
The Gospel: John 6:56-69 Jesus said, “Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not […]