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My story as sermon recalls three key points of our faith the story of Three Trees and reminds all that the best way to prepare for the coming of Christ is to never forget the presence of Christ.

Story as Sermon – The Three Trees – The Nativity of Our Lord: Christmas Eve – December 24, 2025 This story as sermon recalls three key points of our faith the story of Three Trees and reminds all that the best way to prepare for the coming of Christ is to never forget the presence of Christ.

My story as sermon (storyteller only version and Christmas Pageant version) begins with The Innkeeper’s Long Night that sets up the reconnection with Jesus 30 years later in The Innkeeper’s Witness and reminds all that the best way to prepare for the coming of Christ is to never forget the presence of Christ presented on The Fourth Sunday of Advent (4AdventA) at Christ Episcopal Church, Elizabeth City NC, December 21, 2025.

Story as Sermon – The Innkeeper’s Long Night and The Innkeeper’s Witness– The Fourth Sunday of Advent– December 21, 2025 This story as sermon begins with The Innkeeper’s Long Night that sets up the reconnection with Jesus 30 years later in The Innkeeper’s Witness and reminds all that the best way to prepare for the c…

My sermon rejoices that Mary said YES to be the mother of Jesus and explores how prayer prepares us to say yes to God’s holy invitations and how prayer strengthens us to live into that yes.

Sermon – The Third Sunday of Advent: Gaudete Sunday – December 14, 2025 This sermon rejoices that Mary said YES to be the mother of Jesus and explores how prayer prepares us to say yes to God’s holy invitations and how prayer strengthens us to live into that yes.

My sermon weaves together elements from the Collect of the Day for Christ the King Sunday, Taizé chant, the reading from Second Thessalonians, the renunciations and affirmations made at Holy Baptism, and the Gospel of Luke as Jesus hangs on the cross flanked by two thieves, and culminates with two prayers that speak to our response as we enter into Advent and once again explore God’s initiative in Jesus Christ.

Sermon – Christ the King Sunday (Last Pentecost -Proper 29) – November 23, 2025 This sermon weaves together elements from the Collect of the Day for Christ the King Sunday, Taizé chant, the reading from Second Thessalonians, the renunciations and affirmations made at Holy Bapt…

For those who attended Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, NY, especially the Class of 1970, I remembered our classmate Andrea Wasmer, whose passing last week struck me quite hard yet caused me to find strength in the manner by which she lived her life as one who listened and cared deeply for others.
This sermon is about not losing heart in a world overwhelmed by what the Apostle Paul calls itching ears as we seek to share, with utmost patience, the love we have found in Jesus Christ.

Sermon – The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24) – October 19, 2025 This sermon is about not losing heart in a world overwhelmed by what the Apostle Paul calls itching ears as we seek to share, with utmost patience, the love we have found in Jesus Christ.

My sermon explores how the habit of saying thank you helps you hold onto the values placed in your compass which strengthen you to withstand the limitations caused by the demands exerted by your clock.

Sermon – The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23) – October 12, 2025 This sermon explores how the habit of saying thank you helps you hold onto the values placed in your compass which strengthen you to withstand the limitations caused by the demands exerted by your …