Rejoice in the Lord Always! You brood of vipers! Let your gentleness be known to everyone. Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Do not worry about anything. The chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.
Our Epistle and Gospel readings are having a strange conversation today, aren’t they?
On one hand, we [...]
When I was ten, my father got diagnosed with high cholesterol. My mother was the cook in our house and within days she was deep in the American Heart Association cookbook and ordering a subscription to Cooking Light. Gone were the omelets, steaks, and sour cream from our lives. They were replaced by cheerios, pasta, [...]
My husband, Matt, just finished reading The Life of Pi. I read it a few years ago and don’t remember all the details, but when I began thinking about this week’s readings, I kept coming back to the main image of The Life of Pi, which is the image of a young boy, stuck on [...]
In honor of the incarnation that we celebrated this week, today’s readings are all about the law and grace.
Now, when I hear the words “the Law”, the first images I think of are American ones. I think of dusty sheriffs patrolling the western frontier. I think of John Wayne and Clint Eastwood. I think of [...]
I spent last week at Virginia Seminary, at an annual residency as part of the First Three Years Program. This residency is a time to reflect on our ministries with our seminary classmates, hear each others’ stories and learn. Coincidentally, the theme of this year’s program was storytelling-I don’t think Chuck secretly influenced them, but [...]
Sermons preached by The Rev. Sarah Kinney Gaventa.
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