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A sermon that sees Peter’s Earwig of Anxiety undone as Jesus is transfigured and places an Earwig of Trust in Peter. The hymn Be Thou My Vision becomes our Earwig of Trust as we pray for peace and enter into a devout a holy Lent in the days to come.
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Tags: anxiety, Ash Wednesday, Be thou my vision, Create a clean heart in me, Earwig, Earwig of Anxiety, Earwig of Trust, Earworm, Elijah, Episcopal, Great Litany, James, Jesus, John, Listen to Him, Litany of Penitence, Moses, Peter, Psalm 51, relationship with Jesus, sermon, Transfiguration, trust
A sermon that reminds us, especially during the time of COVID, that we are sealed in the Holy Spirit by Baptism and marked as Christ’s own forever.
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Tags: baptism, Beloved, Breath of God, broad shoulder cross, COVID challenges, Epiphany, Episcopal, Ilia Delio, Jesus, Lover, nothing can separate from love, Renewal of Baptismal Vows. listen to him, River Jordan, sermon, simple forehead cross, Transfiguration, Trinity
A sermon that ponders how well we can stay open to God’s invitations to be hearers and doers of the word through a visible practice that connects with how deep and broad is the love found on the transformed cross.
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Tags: an open posture, Arms of love, be quick to listen, Episcopal, God’s invitations, hardwood of the cross, hearer and doer, Jesus, Letter of James, no blinders, sermon, share love, so clothed in the Spirit, spiritual practice, Transfiguration
A sermon to prepare the congregation to listen to God and one another while seeking their next rector.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Baptismal Covenant, Episcopal, Jesus, John the Baptist, Listen to Him, listening, next rector, Power of the Holy Spirit, River Jordan, sermon, Transfiguration, transformation, transition, Walking stick
Sermon for The Last Sunday After The Epiphany: The Transfiguration (Last Epiphany B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – February 11, 2018. This sermon can be viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: best is yet to come, Episcopal, Jesus, Lent, listening, next priest, obedience, Penitence, Peter, Psalm 51, sermon, succession, toxic memory, Transfiguration
Sermon for The First Sunday After The Epiphany: The Baptism Of Our Lord (1 Epiphany B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – January 7, 2018. This sermon can be viewed at
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Tags: baptism, Baptismal promises, Epiphany, Episcopal, Jesus, Jordan River, listening, New Year's Resolutions, obedience, sermon, Transfiguration, Wonderful Counselor
Sermon for The Feast of the Transfiguration (Transfiguration) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, August 6, 2017. I quoted from James Finlay’s post within Richard Rohr’s daily meditation which was adapted from…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Center for Action and Contemplation, Elijah, Empty Tomb, Episcopal, James, James Finley, Jesus, Jesus as he really is, John, Love, Moses, Peter, Release the butterflies, Release the hounds, sermon, Transfiguration
The Sermon – The Second Sunday in Lent (2 Lent Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – February 21, 2016. This sermon can viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Brent Collect for Mission, Episcopal, Get behind me Satan, Jesus, Jesus spelled love, laughing Jesus, Name of the Rose, Peter, Psalm 27, Rodney Dangerfield, sermon, share love, Transfiguration, Umberto Eco
The Sermon – The First Sunday After The Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord  (1 Epiphany Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – January 10, 2016. This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: baptism, Confirmation, credit card chip, credit card stripe, DMV, driver's license, Endorsement, Episcopal, holy spirit, Jesus, pledge card, River Jordan, sermon, signature, signing your name, Transfiguration
The Sermon – The Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 24 Year B) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – October 18, 2015. This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: Episcopal, humility, James and John, Jesus, receiving holy communion, sermon, servant, servanthood attitude, Transfiguration, waiting tables, who is greater
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