God at War Last Sunday Before Lent B 2018 Rev. Doug Floyd 1 Kings 19:9-18, Mark 9:2-9 Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah. Ahab son of Omri was king over Israel for twenty-two years. He ruled from Samaria. Ahab son of Omri did even…
World Missions Sunday 2018 Matthew 28:16-20 (Gen 12:1-3, Ps 86:8-13, Rev 7:9-17) Rev. Doug Floyd Now the Lord says to Abram, Go. And he goes. He doesn’t have any idea where he is going. He wandered around the far side of nowhere with a blessing. The Lord said that he would bless all families of…
When we cross ourselves and dip our fingers in the baptismal font and cross ourselves, we remember our baptism and deliverance from the kingdom of darkness. This is not simply a mental remembrance, it is an active rehearsal of our redemption by God’s grace from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light.
Epiphany 3B 2018 St. Brendan’s Anglican Church Rev. Doug Floyd Mark 1: 14-20 These cold temperatures of late make me think of a poem by Rod Jellema on the relationship winter and summer. Come Winter Our two most beautiful words said Henry James are summer and afternoon, and today he’s almost right. Out of the…
Baptism of the Lord 2018 St. Brendan’s Anglican Church Rev. Doug Floyd Mark 1:7-11 Today we are observing the Baptism of the Lord as recounted in the Gospel of Mark. Throughout this year B in the lectionary cycle, Mark will provide our primary Gospel readings. This Gospel is shorter, starker, and in some ways more…
Epiphany 2018 St. Brendan’s Anglican Church Rev. Doug Floyd Jane Williams sets the stage for today’s Isaiah passage. She writes, [T]he scene is in darkness. The figure might be asleep, or might be prostrate with grief. Suddenly an incandescent light shines, illuminating the central figure and emphasizing the darkness all around. Behind the figure, the…