Let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
I hope that many of you had the chance to see the movie “Selma” while it was in the theatre. It is a searing and honest look at the time surrounding the civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama to the state capital in Montgomery in March, 1965, 50 years ago when Black people marched against […]
Faith in the Wilderness
Show me your ways, O LORD, * and teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, * for you are the God of my salvation; in you have I trusted all the day long. It was a cold but clear day last Wednesday and I am glad that so many of […]
Witness to the Light of the His Countenance
The Last Sunday after the Epiphany […]
He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany February 8, 2015 The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. (Isaiah 40:28-29) Before I started seminary, I served as a […]
A New Teaching-With Authority
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany February 1, […]
Third Sunday in Epiphany-Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Jane Tillman
As we celebrate the liturgical season of Epiphany we are challenged to a type of discernment about what it means to be called and to turn in a new direction. John the Baptist and Jesus begin their ministry, and their call to others with with cries to repent—that word which can conjure up all sorts […]
Come and See
Welcome to the second Sunday after the Epiphany. This Sunday stands between the advent of Jesus Christ and our journey in following him; between the wonders of the Word made flesh and the gritty joy of our attempts to respond. This day comes after the celebration of God coming to earth in Jesus, after the […]
Into what then were you baptized?
On the Sunday morning she was baptized, Lucy came dressed in a beautiful white dress with large white ribbons in her hair. She didn’t walk tentatively into the church; she danced. Lucy was 4 years old. We practiced briefly with her parents and her godparents. And when the time came in the service for Lucy […]
This Little Child–Sermon by Lee Cheek
Download the pdf A Sermon Preached by Lee Cheek, Licensed Lay Preacher Grace Church, An Episcopal Community in the Southern Berkshires (Great Barrington, MA) Christmas 2B, January 4, 2015 Matthew 2: 13-15, 19-23 O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by; […]
Children of God
For many of us the sights, sounds, and fragrance of family and friends gathered together may have quieted down. You may have left behind guests sleeping in– to come here to be together with God’s community. I welcome you to Christmas. Despite signs in the world, that the Christmas season is over, I am so […]