by Patricia Templeton | Nov 14, 2021 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us...
by Patricia Templeton | Nov 7, 2021 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Charlie Plumb was a fighter pilot in Vietnam. He returned safely from 75 combat missions. But on his 76th flight, his plane was hit by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected from the plane just in time, pulled his parachute, and drifted to the ground. He was captured...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 31, 2021 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
I was doing some web surfing this week when a headline caught my eye. “My Church Doesn’t Know What to Do Anymore” it screamed at me. “Leading a church is harder now, in 2021, than it was in 2020,” writes Elizabeth...
by Misty Bentz | Oct 24, 2021 | Sermons, Visting Reverand's Sermons
St. Dunstan’s October 24, 2021 When I was a young child, I would go with my mother shopping in downtown San Antonio, where I lived for the first nine years of my life. I remember sometimes seeing someone sitting on the sidewalk holding a cup, asking for a...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 10, 2021 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Jesus said, “You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” St. Anthony of Thebes, brought up in a wealthy Christian family, but orphaned at age 18, heard these...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 19, 2021 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Sometimes I think the most amazing thing about Jesus is the patience he has with his disciples. Today’s Gospel reading is a good example. Jesus is trying to tell the disciples something important. He knows that his time on earth...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 12, 2021 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
It seems to start out as just a casual, idle conversation. Jesus and his disciples are walking to the village of Caesarea Philippi, in the northernmost part of Israel. His actions have been gaining notice lately – the healing of a...
by Misty Bentz | Sep 5, 2021 | Sermons, Visting Reverand's Sermons
Proper 18B Sermon St. Dunstan’s September 5, 2021 A few days ago my wife and I were headed to the University of the South, Sewanee, when I saw a big sign beside the interstate that read: Biden, there is a damn crisis at the...