God is in all things
“Unless the Lord builds the house, the labor of those who build it is in vain.” Psalm 127: 1 How much more wonderful does life become...
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Father George
- Nov 4, 2018
- 5 min
All Saints Sunday
Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9; Psalm 24; Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44 Today we celebrate the Feast of All Saints, one of the five pillar...
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Father George
- Nov 1, 2018
- 2 min
Resurrection as renewal
“See, I am making all things new." Also, he said, "Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true." Then he said to me, "It is...
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Father George
- Oct 28, 2018
- 4 min
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost
Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Psalm 34:1-8; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 10:46-52 What does it mean to truly see? We hear and look a lot but do we see?...
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Father George
- Oct 25, 2018
- 2 min
Praising God, even when things are aren't what we want them to be
The Psalms over the past weeks have been some of my favorites but this week is particularly wonderful. It is all about the goodness of...
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Father George
- Oct 21, 2018
- 4 min
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
Job 38:1-7; Psalm 104:1-9, 25, 37b; Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45 If we look at all the readings in total today, they seem a bit like a...
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Father George
- Oct 18, 2018
- 1 min
How excellent is your greatness
O Lord my God, how excellent is your greatness! You are clothed with majesty and splendor. You wrap yourself with light as with a cloak,...
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Father George
- Oct 14, 2018
- 6 min
Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
Job 23:1-9, 16-17; Psalm 22:1-15; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31 We really have two types of confession in our tradition: a confession of...
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Father George
- Oct 7, 2018
- 5 min
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Job 1:1; 2:1-10; Psalm 26; Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16 There was a movie, I can’t remember which, where a young boy has become an...
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Father George
- Oct 4, 2018
- 1 min
The Word of God is not chained
“Remember [the gospel of] Jesus Christ…for which I suffer, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not...
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Father George
- Oct 1, 2018
- 1 min
Why community? Why, Jesus?
Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you. -I Peter 3:15 I love our...
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Father George
- Sep 30, 2018
- 6 min
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
A preacher's little girl inquired, "Daddy, I notice every Sunday morning when you first come to the pulpit to preach, you bow your head....
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Father George
- Sep 27, 2018
- 2 min
The Great Amen!
The Eucharistic Prayer of all four prayers in our Book of Common Prayer ends with what we call the Great Amen. Our response to God, as a...
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Father George
- Sep 23, 2018
- 6 min
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Disciples are in a bit of a crisis. Last week they thought they had things right. They had been sitting at the feet of Jesus for...
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Father George
- Sep 20, 2018
- 2 min
Drawing near to God
“Draw near to God, and God will draw near to you.” James 4:8a The letter of James is directed to an audience (most likely Jewish...
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Father George
- Sep 16, 2018
- 4 min
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Proverbs 1:20-33; James 3:1-12; Wisdom 7:26–8:1; Mark 8:27-38 My brother, Mark, and I have a kind of tradition. Each year, on our...
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Father George
- Sep 13, 2018
- 2 min
Who do you say that i am?
“But who do you say that I am?” Matthew Mark 7: 29 We are beginning our spiritual journey for the next few years by asking ourselves,...
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Father George
- Sep 9, 2018
- 5 min
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
I am reading a book by Will Willimon, a retired Methodist bishop, called Why, Jesus? And he has titles for Jesus like Preacher, Vagabond,...
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Father George
- Sep 6, 2018
- 2 min
What about suffering?
One of the most challenging obstacles to faith and continued trust and hope in God can be suffering. I was at a monthly Eucharist this...
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Father George
- Sep 3, 2018
- 2 min
Where our treasure is....
Jesus said, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but...
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