Did you notice a common theme in our readings this morning? Sheep! Shepherds! “The Lamb at the center of the throne will be their...

“As the people were filled with expectation….” Spending time with the opening to this morning’s gospel I couldn’t help but wonder how...

This year on the Feast of All Saints' we here the gospel account of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. First his sisters, Martha and...

When the day of Pentecost had come, the disciples were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the...

Were we to have a baptism today – we would join together in making a promise - to seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving our...

Good morning. Have most of you been to the Amish market up in Cockeysville? Well, I should say – the Pennsylvania Dutch Market – but...

Can you remember the last time you gazed at something – or someone – in wonder? When was the last time you enjoyed that suspended feeling...

Good morning! It is so good to be with you this morning – worshipping as one congregation – worshipping together knowing that right...

In the beginning...familiar words from the opening of Genesis, scripture’s first revelation of a loving God who breathes and speaks all...

Last Friday night the Vestry gathered for dinner at the home of Nancy and Snowden Stanley for the start of our annual retreat. The summer...

A few weeks ago I was talking with a doctor who was telling me about a meeting dicussing patient satisfaction surveys – you know when...

There are many terrifying stories in the Hebrew Bible - and we rarely hear them on Sunday mornings. The lectionary "gods" intentionally...

Mindfulness practice teaches that we always get to choose what gets our attention-and how to attend. We learn to embrace with skill and...

A sermon for the Feast of the Holy Trinity. With thanks to: The Rev. James Farwell, Professor of Theology and Liturgy, Virginia...

Pentecost has always been a harder story for me to take in than resurrection. Rushing winds – tongues of fire – and a seemingly magical...

One afternoon when I was serving a church in Durham, we got a call from a man in an assisted living facility. He wanted to know if a...

I was again honored to help represent our church at the Diocesan Convention. You can be confident that our diocese is being run in a...

In this country, most babies arrive in their families in the hospital. My two younger children arrived at ages 3 and 5 to our family on...

A few weeks ago I posted about a Centering Prayer retreat I attended in New York and how I came away with an encouraging spirit to talk...

St. Luke’s offers the opportunity to be in a faith-based community with others who support the growth of children in healthy ways. The...