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...
by Patricia Templeton | Aug 8, 2021 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
“Be kind to one another.” It’s such a simple instruction Paul gives to the Christian community in Ephesus. Be kind to each other. They are words that we might be tempted to skip over. We’ve all heard them...
