Judgment Day: Getting yourself out of the way so God's Word can be heard through you
Our reading from Malachi sums up the reading from 2nd Thessalonians and Luke well. So let’s hear it again: “See, the day is coming,...
Church of the Incarnation
- Nov 6
- 5 min
The Contingency of Marriage
If someone who had never been to church were to ask you what is so unique about the God that Christians believe in, how would you respond...
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Church of the Incarnation
- Oct 30
- 5 min
All Saints and All Souls
This week I was talking to my PhD supervisor who was travelling back to the US for his dad’s funeral. I had offered my condolences of...
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Church of the Incarnation
- Oct 30
- 5 min
Humility and the Hubris of Contempt
Our gospel reading this morning presents us with a pretty straightforward message: do not think that you have everything worked out...
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Church of the Incarnation
- Oct 9
- 5 min
Give us this King, I mean Bread Forever
To really understand our Gospel lesson this morning, we've got to recall what had just happened. From Jesus and the disciples, five...
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Church of the Incarnation
- Oct 2
- 3 min
A Daily Bread's worth of faith to persist in what you owe
Our Gospel from Luke this morning clarifies what it really means to be a disciple or learner and follower of Jesus. As you might imagine,...
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Church of the Incarnation
- Sep 28
- 5 min
The Chasm Between Heaven and Hell
This morning we carry on with a theme in Jesus’s parables where once again, wealth seems to stand as a foil to the reception of grace....
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Church of the Incarnation
- Sep 19
- 4 min
God's Audit
In our Gospel lesson this morning, Jesus tells the parable of a rich man who has a manager who essentially doles out the various products...
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Church of the Incarnation
- Sep 11
- 6 min
Just who are the lost sheep and the lost coin?
When I was in the first or second grade, I asked my dad if I could carve the pumpkin. My dad said, “no. Your hand will slip up the knife...
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Church of the Incarnation
- Sep 4
- 5 min
Hating People and Giving up your Possessions ... What are you on about Jesus?
This morning’s Gospel begins with a bit of a zinger: “Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus; and he turned and said to them,...
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