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The Third Candle Burns: Shame and Joy
I want to begin with a story about a boy named Thomas. He was a smart boy and so quite sensitive, as smart people often are. He was born...
Church of the Incarnation
Dec 11, 20225 min read


Advent 2
Imagine for a moment being a long-standing member of your faith community. You’ve been there your whole life. You know the ways, the...
Church of the Incarnation
Dec 8, 20225 min read


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,...
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Nov 13, 20225 min read


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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Nov 6, 20225 min read


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...
Church of the Incarnation
Oct 30, 20225 min read


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...
Church of the Incarnation
Oct 30, 20225 min read


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...
Church of the Incarnation
Oct 9, 20225 min read


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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Oct 2, 20223 min read


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....
Church of the Incarnation
Sep 28, 20225 min read


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...
Church of the Incarnation
Sep 19, 20224 min read
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