The Third Sunday in Lent.Water runs like a hidden current through this week’s scriptures as Fr. John explores the surprising spiritual model we find in the Samaritan woman. While overlooked in much of Western Christianity, she bec...

The Second Sunday in Lent.The world feels uncertain. War, upheaval, and shifting ground can leave us feeling unmoored. But what if the deeper problem isn’t a lack of information, but a lack of wisdom? Explore the nighttime encount...

The First Sunday in LentBefore Jesus preached a sermon, healed a body, or called a disciple… he was famished. In the wilderness between baptism and ministry, Jesus faced testing that revealed not only who he was — but who we are c...

Ash Wednesday.What if Ash Wednesday is less about guilt… and more about getting real? Are we living for God — or for applause? Ash Wednesday invites us into a reality check. The ashes remind us that we are dust. The cross reminds ...

The Last Sunday after the Epiphany.What does a death-defying skyscraper climb have to do with the Transfiguration of Jesus? Explore what it means to be fully alive, what it means to shine with Christ’s light, and how Lent calls us...

The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany. It’s Super Bowl Sunday and the Winter Olympics have begun. What if faith requires the same grit and discipline as elite athletics? Learn how Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount becomes our playbook...

The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany. What does a healthy church really look like in 2026? In Fr. Peter’s State of the Parish Address, we hear why this moment matters, how momentum has been built over decades, and what it means to...

The Third Sunday after the Epiphany. Jesus didn’t come with credentials, connections, or clout. He came with a look that changed lives. What happens when a “nobody from nowhere” sees you and calls you anyway? In this sermon, ...

The Second Sunday after the Epiphany. What does it mean to be on the Jesus side of history? On MLK weekend, the question before the church is not whether injustice exists, but whether Christians will align their lives, policies, and...

The First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord. What if God hides cosmic truth in the smallest, most ordinary things?  Explore how water, oil, bread, and wine shape us into people of love, courage, and justice. In...

The Second Sunday after Christmas. What if faith isn’t about believing a fairy tale, but about recognizing a signal that keeps calling us home? In this Epiphany sermon, Fr. John explores the power of sacred storytelling, doubt and d...

The First Sunday after Christmas. At Christmas, the Gospel of John proclaims a profound paradox: the Word who created the world enters it unable to speak. This sermon reflects on the Word made flesh, present among us in vulnerabilit...

Christmas Day. What if the most powerful disruption in history came not with force, but as a newborn baby? In this Christmas Day sermon, Fr. Peter reflects on the birth of Jesus as a divine interruption that still reshapes lives 2,0...

The Fourth Sunday of Advent. What if God doesn’t come through perfection, but through protection? On this Fourth Sunday of Advent, we encounter the often-overlooked courage of Joseph, a man who chose mercy over fear and sanctuary ov...

The Third Sunday of Advent. We’re good at hustling. We’re bad at waiting. But what if waiting is exactly where God is at work? Fr. John invites us to slow down, resist instant gratification, and trust the unfinished work of God.

The Second Sunday of Advent. Advent begins with a call not just to repent, but to metanoia — a lifelong turning of heart, mind, and spirit toward new life. Fr. Peter invites us to pray maranatha (“Come, Lord Jesus”) as a daily Adven...

The First Sunday of Advent. What happens when the life we’re living starts to feel like “all there is”? On the first Sunday of Advent, Fr. John invites us to hear Jesus’ urgent call—“Keep awake”—and to wake up to the deeper life God...

The Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King. Christ the King Sunday asks us to take a final look back before Advent begins. But the King we celebrate is nothing like the rulers of this world. In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus is crowned ...

As Advent approaches, The Rev. Dr. Maggi Dawn invites us to step out of panic and polarization and into faithful presence. Jesus warns of falling stones—but promises we will not be overcome. What does it mean to live with courage, mercy, and ju...

Many of us wonder what happens after we die…so what Jesus meant when he said we “will be like angels.” Fr. Peter takes us beyond the grave, into the mystery of divine life that never ends — and shows how living with angelic love today prepares ...

The Golden Rule seems like common sense. But Jesus takes it further. In this sermon, Rev. Elizabeth explores how Christ calls us into Golden Love — a divine, grace-filled love that expects nothing in return and loves even our enemies. How do we...

In a world divided by judgment and contempt, what does Jesus teach us about the posture of our hearts? Fr.John reflects on the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, and how humility, honesty, and love—not self-righteousness—lead us to ...

Fr. Peter explores Jesus’ parable of the persistent widow — a story that reveals what real faith looks like when life gets hard. When we’re weary, anxious, or unsure, Jesus calls us to pray always and never lose heart, reminding us that the str...

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. The Rev. Elizabeth Garnsey explores how gratitude is more than good manners—it’s medicine for the soul. Modern neuroscience confirms what Jesus taught centuries ago: gratitude heals us and make...

The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. What if faith as small as a mustard seed could move more than mountains — what if it could move your ego? In a world obsessed with image and achievement, Fr. John invites us to rediscover who ...