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fourth sunday of adventthe gospel of luke 1:26-55preached at St. John's Christopher St, NYCdecember 20, 2020 ----- Grace and peace to you from God the Creator, Christ the Anointed One, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. + Welcome to the fourth Sunday of Advent! We have been in a season of waiting, expectation, and preparation. Waiting … Continue reading Mary’s Song
third sunday of adventisaiah 61:1-4, 8-11the gospel of john 1:6-8, 19-28preached at St. John's Christopher St, NYCdecember 13, 2020 ----- Grace and peace to you from God the Creator, Christ the Liberator, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. + Welcome to the third Sunday of Advent! It’s good to be with you in this new format, … Continue reading Wilderness, Exile, and Communal Promises
second sunday of Adventisaiah 40:1-112 peter 3:8-15athe gospel of mark 1:1-8preached at St. John's Christopher St, NYCdecember 6th, 2020 ----- Grace and peace to you, beloveds, from God the Creator, Christ the Liberator, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. + Welcome to the second Sunday of Advent, where we continue to dwell in this season of … Continue reading Great Urgency and Abundant Patience
twenty-first sunday after pentecostreformation day1 thess. 2:9-13the gospel of john 8:31-36preached at St. John's Christopher St, NYCoctober 25, 2020 ----- Beloveds, grace and peace to you from God who created us, Christ who set us free, and the Holy Spirit, who still moves today. Amen. + If you were in the sanctuary a few weeks … Continue reading Reformation in the Midst of Reformation
eighteenth sunday of pentecostfeast of st. francis of assisi the gospel of matthew 21:33-46preached at St. John's Christopher St, NYCoctober 4, 2020 ----- Grace and peace to you beloveds, from God the Creator, Christ the Liberator, and the Holy Spirit, who is breath. Amen. + What a Gospel text for this week. A week that … Continue reading Radically Optimistic Obedience to God
sixteenth sunday of pentecostthe gospel of matthew 20:1-16preached at St. John's Christopher St, NYCseptember 20, 2020 ----- Grace and peace to you beloveds, from God the Creator, Christ the Liberator, and the Holy Spirit, who is breath. Amen. + When we read biblical texts, we don’t come to them out of a vacuum. We bring … Continue reading God Chooses Us
fourteenth sunday of pentecostthe gospel of matthew 18:15-20letter to the romans 13:8-14preached at St. John's Christopher Street, NYCseptember 6, 2020 ----- Grace and peace to you from God the Creator, Christ the Liberator, and the Holy Spirit who is Breath. Amen. + Since streaming services like Netflix have become the primary way that I watch … Continue reading Love is the Commandment
eleventh sunday of pentecost the gospel of matthew 15:21-28preached at St. John's Christopher Street, NYCaugust 16, 2020 ----- Grace and peace to you beloveds, from God who is Creator, Christ who is Liberation, and the Holy Spirit who is Breath. Amen. + This is a text of old prejudice. It’s a text of healing. And … Continue reading “God is Change”
seventh sunday of pentecostromans 8:12-25preached for St. Luke's Lutheran Church of Logan Squaredigital service, July 19, 2020 ----- In this passage, Paul sets up two dualities - flesh and Spirit, and fear and adoption, with an exploration into hope. When we hear flesh and Spirit, we might think about a mind-body dualism - that the … Continue reading Risk Hope for Liberation
feast of the ascension the gospel of luke 24:44-53the book of acts 1:1-11preached for St. Luke's Lutheran Church of Logan Squarepre-recorded service for May 19, 2020 ----- Today we are marking the feast of the Ascension, the end of the Easter season. Ascension Day was actually on Thursday, 40 days after Easter. But one reason … Continue reading Ascension
Reed Fowler 