A Crisis of Faith
The Reverend Christopher HoginA Crisis of Faith: Genesis 28:10-19; Psalm 139:1-11, 22-23The Episcopal Church of the AscensionJuly 23, 2017What happens when our beliefs get rocked to the core? What...
View ArticleThe Parable of the Dog
The Parable of the Dog: A SermonThe Rev. Deacon Sarai T. WenderSunday, July 30, 2017The parables of the mustard seed, the leaven, the pearl, the hidden treasure, and the fish. The “Old school...
View ArticleThe True Self
The Feast of The TransfigurationLuke 9:28-36August 6, 2017The True Self So, I was looking back this week on some old sermons that I had preached in the past, because right when I read our...
View ArticleThe Meaning in Our Suffering
The Reverend Christopher HoginThe Meaning in Our Suffering: Genesis 45: 1-15The Episcopal Church of the AscensionAugust 20, 2017I’ve read about Joseph and his coat of many colors for years. It was...
View ArticleFrom a Distance
From a DistanceRob Gieselmann, Pent. 16A-17, August 27, 2017I’m wondering this morning, what was your experience of the eclipse? When the upstart moon could no longer tolerate its second-tier position...
View ArticleGod in the Gap
God in the GapPent. 17A, Sept. 2, 2017Rob GieselmannGod already knows Moses – That’s why God calls him by name: Moses Moses. On the other hand, Moses does not know God. He pretends to, but he doesn’t....
View ArticleAnd They'll Know We Are Christians By Our Love?
The Fourteenth Sunday After PentecostMatthew 18:15-20And They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love?“We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the LordAnd we pray that our unity will one day be...
View ArticleWhen We Are Egypt
The Reverend Christopher HoginWhen We Are EgyptExodus 14:19-31The Episcopal Church of the AscensionSeptember 17, 2017 Last week I sat on my porch and enjoyed a steaming cup of hot tea while...
View ArticleJesus is a Marxist: Stewardship
Jesus is a Marxist: StewardshipRob Gieselmann, 20171. Thinking Differently. I want to get you thinking differently about a few of our religious concepts. a. The first of these concepts is the Kingdom...
View ArticleA Commandment to Freedom
The Reverend Christopher HoginA Commandment to Freedom Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20The Episcopal Church of the AscensionOctober 8, 2017Seventeen years ago I read a novel called, A Simple Plan, written by...
View ArticleUnholy Attachments
Unholy AttachmentsRob Gieselmann Pent. 23A, October 15, 2017Malcolm Gladwell tells the story of Hugenot pastor Andre Trocme, and his French village, Le Chambon, located in the French Alps. When France...
View ArticleIn A Galaxy Far Far Away
In a Galaxy Far Far AwayRob Gieselmann, Pent. 24A, Oct. 22, 2017On August 17 of this year, astronomers observed the astounding collision of two neutron stars, in a galaxy far, far away. It all started...
View ArticleOn the Precipice of the Promised Land
The Twenty First Sunday After PentecostMatthew 22:34-46On the Precipice of the Promised Land So some of you know that I was a world religion major during my time in undergrad, and how that...
View ArticleThe Witness of Saints
The Reverend Christopher HoginThe Witness of SaintsRevelation 7: 9-17The Episcopal Church of the Ascension November 5, 2017Saints can be martyrs, pious ones, or confessors. Martyrs often die a violent...
View ArticleRepent the Day Before You Die
Repent The Day Before You DieRob Gieselmann Pent 27A, Nov. 9, 2014I was the best man at a wedding in rural Georgia, once – held in a clapboard Baptist Church. It was May, and the church was not...
View ArticleThe North is the South
The North is the SouthRob Gieselmann, Advent 2B, December 10, 2017Have you ever noticed that some things at Ascension seembackwards? Entering the “Old Transept”, from the offices, a sign on the door...
View ArticleIn the bleak midwinter lies the seed that becomes the rose
“In the bleak midwinterlies the seed that becomes the rose”The Rev. Canon Patricia M. GraceAdvent IV Year BChurch of the Ascension December 24, 2017Rejoice always, pray...
View ArticleWhat are we doing here?
The First Sunday After the EpiphanyMark 1:4-11What Are We Doing Here? So Russell Brand, the outrageous and irreverent comic, the actor, political activist, and podcaster, is……..someone I...
View ArticleSee God. Respond to God.
The Second Sunday After the EpiphanyJohn 1:43-51See God. Respond to God.The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. The lamp of God had not yet gone out. Samuel did not...
View ArticleJustified by the Nature of God
“Justified by the nature of God” The Rev. Canon Patricia M. GraceEpiphany III – Year BJonah Church of the Ascension January 21, 2018Brothers and Sisters,...
View ArticleSetting Us Free to See
“Setting us free to see”The Rev. Canon Patricia M. GraceEpiphany IV – Year B Mark 1:21-28Church of the Ascension January 28, 2018My uncle, my dad’s brother, Charlie, was born in 1939.His would be a...
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The Third Sunday In LentJohn 2:13-22Flippin’ TablesThe Rev. Brett P. Backus Alright, here we go friends! Today, we are flipping tables! Yup, you heard me right, just like Jesus in the...
View ArticleSavior, Teach Us So to Rise
“Savior, teach us so to rise” The Rev. Canon Patricia M. GraceLent IV – Year B Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-21Church of the Ascension March 11, 2018“The soul of the people...
View ArticleSt. Patrick: Intimacy with God
The Reverend Christopher HoginSt. Patrick: Intimacy with GodJeremiah 31:31 – 34; Psalm 51:1-3.The Episcopal Church of the Ascension March 17, 2018Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day. All sort of...
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