The Truth Reigns

John 18:33-37 This day is a peculiar one in the church calendar. Depending on who you ask, this day is Proper 29, or the 27th Sunday after Pentecost, or Christ the King, or Reign of Christ Sunday. Technically, Christ the King is not a major feast in the Episcopal Church. It is not listed inContinue reading “The Truth Reigns”

What To Do at the End of the World

Matthew 25:31-46 Lately, I’ve been having a lot of conversations about the end of the world. The pandemic, the once-in-a-generation cataclysms that are happening multiple times a year, the horrors of war and genocide all have us anxious, and grieving, and exhausted. A friend who lives and works in Jerusalem recently said to me “IContinue reading “What To Do at the End of the World”

Will You Take the Stand?

John 18:33-37 This morning, we are in a courtroom. The accused has been brought forward to be interrogated by a judge, and not just any judge. Pilate represents the might of Empire, his position a reminder to the occupied nation that their lands, their wealth, even their bodies were not their own. Pilate holds theContinue reading “Will You Take the Stand?”

What It Is We Are Waiting For

Matthew 25:31-46 The season of Advent, traditionally defined as a season of penitence, preparation, and anticipatory hope, has in recent history been overcome by ever-earlier transitions into festivity. If the church were to follow the trends of the commercial realm, this season of waiting would have begun just prior to Halloween and ended around theContinue reading “What It Is We Are Waiting For”