Advent – the start of the new church year. A time of expectation; a time of waiting; a time of hope, a time of preparation for good things to come. […]

Let me begin with the old joke: I’ve got some bad news and I’ve got some good news. I’ll start with the bad news, but before I deliver it, I […]

Today, on the last Sunday of the church’s year, we celebrate “The Reign of Christ Sunday”. Today we celebrate our deep trust that what began in Jesus will triumph in […]

Now here’s a novel proposition to make from the pulpit: Let’s irritate each other! That’s what the reading from Hebrews urges us to do this morning. Now some people might […]

Jesus is sitting down outside the Temple, watching the treasury box. He has just finished criticizing the religious leaders of the day. “Watch out for them. They demand to be […]

Today is All Saints’ Sunday. Every year on this day, I tell you that you can call me St. Yme. It’s true! I am a saint! And believe it or […]

Throughout the Bible, seeing is an important metaphor for faith. We trust God and we learn to see more clearly. The more clearly we learn to see, the more deeply […]

As many of you know, I was at Clergy Conference most of this past week in Sorrento. We get together every year to re–connect with colleagues, and to spend some […]

There are at least a couple of good sermons in today’s readings. Job and our Psalm this morning remind us once again of the power of lament. Life is sometimes […]

Some families have a custom at Thanksgiving that when they gather around the dinner table, they invite each person to say what they’re grateful for. It’s a way of naming […]