Pentecost 2022Rev. Doug FloydActs 2:1-21, Psalm 104.25-32, 1 Corinthians 12:4-13, John 14:8-17 And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams……
Easter 3C, 2022 – Dawn’s the ground where love has comeRev. Doug FloydActs 9:1-19, Psalm 33, Revelation 5:1–14, John 21:1-14 At the front of our bulletin, I put a poem by the Welsh writer Bobi Jones. I’m going to start out reading it if you want to follow along in your bulletin or just listen.…
Beholding People in Light of ChristEaster 3B 2021Rev. Doug FloydActs 4:5-14, Psalm 98, 1 John 1:1-2:2, Luke 24:36-49 “The early Christians realized that in order to become the temple of the Holy Spirit they must ascend to heaven where Christ has ascended,” writes Alexander Schmemann. He is not talking about some secret spiritual method, but…
Rev. Doug Floyd Remembering the LordEaster 2B 2021Acts 3:12–26, Psalm 111, 1 John 5:1–5, John 20:19–31 In today’s Gospel reading, we encounter St. Thomas encountering the risen Lord. Upon beholding the hands and side of Jesus, Thomas declares, “My God and My Lord.” This is the clearest confession of faith in the Gospels. After Thomas’s grand confession of faith, Jesus says, “Have…
Pentecost 2020Rev. Doug FloydActs 2:1–11, Psalm 104:25-37, 1 Corinthians 12:4-13, John 20:19-23 In the Eastern Orthodox icon of Pentecost, there are twelve disciples seated in a semi-circle. They are waiting in the upper room for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Upon closer inspection, we might notice that the two disciples at the top of…
Epiphany 1 – Baptism of the LordRev. Doug Floyd Isaiah 42:1–9, Psalm 89:1–29, Acts 10:34–38, Matthew 3:13–17 The events of this past week caused a bit of a scare. It looked like our nation was on the verge of war. This specific conflict at hand is just one of the many conflicts and struggles that ripple through our world, prompting many to…
The Spirit of TruthRev. Doug FloydActs 2:1-11, Psalm 104:25-32, 1 Cor 12:4-13, John 14:8-17 As we hear the reading for Acts this morning, we are caught up in a strange and wondrous tale. The disciples are praying and waiting for the Lord, and the house suddenly roars with a mighty wind of the Spirit and…
Following the Call of God Pentecost +2 2017 Rev. Doug Floyd Jesus calls and in His call is the power to respond, to say yes, to obey, to go forth. He calls and as He calls, His Spirit goes forth with power to bring life to dead bones, dead hearts, dead souls. As we worship…
Our Loquacious God Rev. John A. Roop Pentecost 2017 (4 June 2017) (Acts 2:1-11, Ps 104:25-32, 1 Cor 12:4-13, John 14:12-29) Alleluia. The Spirit of the Lord renews the face of the earth. O, come let us adore him. Alleluia. Our God is loquacious, a description I first heard from William Willimon, though now I…
Spirit and Mission Rev. Doug Floyd Throughout the season of Epiphany, we have been reading from 1 Corinthians. Much of what I’ve said has been drawing from 1 and 2 Corinthians upon the community of love that God is establishing. Today the New Testament reading changes to Acts. Yet the lesson is very closely aligned…