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Sermon – The Second Sunday of Advent – December 8, 2024

This sermon shares a story I wrote called “The Innkeepers Witness” offered using this fictional character to remind us during Advent that the best way to prepare for the coming of Christ is to never forget the presence of Christ. Henry Van Dyke’s The Other Wiseman inspired how I wove the innkeeper’s story into appropriate scripture settings. There’s a musical setting as well which can be found under the Deep Church Tab.

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Sermon – The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday – March 24, 2024

A sermon that is more a meditation that helps you find a bible character from the time of Jesus that grounds your answer during Holy Week to this question: Were you there?

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Christmas Eve Sermon – The Story of the Innkeeper’s Long Night – December 24, 2019

A Christmas Eve sermon told as the story of the Innkeeper’s Long Night with an assist from the children of the parish.

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Sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent – December 15, 2019

A Godly Play “I Wonder” style sermon about us lived through imagining the Innkeeper meeting the adult Jesus.

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The Innkeeper’s Witness performed on the Second Sunday of Advent – December 10, 2017

An Advent musical story that places a non-scriptural character and ourselves deep into the story of Jesus.

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Sermon (Story) – The Fourth Sunday of Advent – December 21, 2014

The Sermon (Story) - The Fourth Sunday of Advent “The Innkeeper’s Long Night” Christ Episcopal Church New Bern, North Carolina - December 21, 2014 This sermon can viewed at

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