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Preach One, Purl Two: January 2014
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Saturday, January 18, 2014. Third of seven homilies preached at the 2014 Kanuga Knitting and Quilting Conference in Hendersonville, NC. Psalm 139:1-5; Mark 2:13-17. As I passed by the tree, a bird was chirping, and I thought nothing of it at first, fumbling for my keys in my coat pockets. But then a fluttering movement startled me, and I looked up. There I was, eye to eye with a bird in the evergreen, so near I could see the reprimand in his eyes and hear it in his chirps: Notice me! It was the stitches.
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Preach One, Purl Two: March 2013
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Friday, March 29, 2013. Preach One: Good Friday. Preached at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Jackson, Mississippi. Hebrews 10:16-25; Psalm 22; John 18:1-19:42. What a beautiful cross. What a beautiful cross. But that is not why we are here. There is no prayer of confession today, and only once will we call ourselves sinners. We are ever in need of forgiveness, and on this day no less, but that is not why we are here. We will read in a moment, Our heavenly Father sent his Son into the world not to condemn.
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Preach One, Purl Two: Take Notice
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Saturday, January 18, 2014. Third of seven homilies preached at the 2014 Kanuga Knitting and Quilting Conference in Hendersonville, NC. Psalm 139:1-5; Mark 2:13-17. As I passed by the tree, a bird was chirping, and I thought nothing of it at first, fumbling for my keys in my coat pockets. But then a fluttering movement startled me, and I looked up. There I was, eye to eye with a bird in the evergreen, so near I could see the reprimand in his eyes and hear it in his chirps: Notice me! It was the stitches.
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Preach One, Purl Two: Starting on Empty
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Friday, January 17, 2014. The second of seven homilies preached at the 2014 Kanuga Knitting and Quilting Conference. In Hendersonville, NC. Psalm 3:3-5; John 2:1-12. Wouldn't that be a great trick to know, quite a charism we could receive at our baptism into the Body of Christ? And why stop at turning water into wine? We could turn cotton into cashmere. Or burlap into silk! That would be amazing. Molly Wolf imagines what is in that wine in those wedding jars, in our communion cups. "Who knows," she w...
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Preach One, Purl Two: June 2013
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Saturday, June 15, 2013. It has been ten years - ten years! Since we went to the beach, a wonderful whirlwind trip with family when C3 was just 3 years old. So when a parishioner offered a beachfront condominium for just the three of us to spend a whole week in Destin this summer, we started packing. Swimsuits, goggles, sunscreen, boardgames, bucket.done. And yarn, of course. Plymouth Jeanee. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). What the Tide Brings In. My Log Cabin Life. The Episcopal Church and the Visual Arts.
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Preach One, Purl Two: January 2013
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Saturday, January 19, 2013. The third of five homilies preached at the 2013 Kanuga Knitting and Quilting Conference. Psalm 23; Luke 15:3-6. I had to ask for directions the first time I drove alone to our diocesan conference center. It's easy, I was told. Get off the interstate and follow the road through a four-way stop and over a train track. When you get to the place where there used to be a two-story house, turn left. God, like a shepherd.you guide me along trusted roads,. Doesn't mean lost forever.
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Preach One, Purl Two: Good Friday: It Is Finished...
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Friday, April 03, 2015. Good Friday: It Is Finished. Preached at the noon Good Friday liturgy at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10:16-25; John 18:1-19:42. Jesus said, “It is finished.”. On Good Friday, it is always John’s account we read of the passion and death of our Savior Jesus Christ. On Good Friday, it is finished. It is no longer how we got here that matters. On Good Friday, it is finished. If we must this day recall the suffering of Christ himself, it is with the ps...
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Preach One, Purl Two: November 2012
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Thursday, November 08, 2012. Preach One: All Saints Sunday B. Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral in Jackson, MS. Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 24; Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44. Anticipating our annual observance of All Saints Sunday, you surely stayed up late (after all, you had an extra hour! Last night polishing your golden halo, yes? You brought your crown of glory, right? You have a miracle prepared to share with everyone? The answer, of course, is yes. Called saints, in Greek hagios,. Maybe th...
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Preach One, Purl Two: Preach One: Lisa and David
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Saturday, June 20, 2015. Preach One: Lisa and David. My first wedding sermon, preached for Lisa and David at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Dallas, TX. 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; John 15:9-12. In the name of God who has made us, and who loves us, and keeps us. Amen. I was delighted and honored to say yes. So I was delighted and honored to say yes. For better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health? I don't have to tell you that the worse days are out there. Words like reac...
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Preach One, Purl Two: April 2013
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Sunday, April 14, 2013. Preach One: Easter 3C. Preached at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Jackson, MS. Acts 9:1-20; Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19. What do you want to be when you grow up? I wanted to be all these things when I was little. But my acting career peaked around 8th grade when I played the goose in Charlotte's Web. What do you want to be when you grow up? Paul loved his work. He was proud of his Roman citizenship and his Hebrew heritage, both of which revolved around rules. The P...So th...
