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September 27, 2026 - Eighteenth Sunday after Penteconst: Compassion: Whatever is Just

September 27th, 2026

Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something completely different.A person walking down the street might see a stranger. Someone else might see a neighbor.One person might see a problem. Another might see a person who need......

September 20, 2026 - Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost: Compassion: Whatever is Honorable

September 20th, 2026

In sermons I have been known to quote esteemed philosophers and poets, theologians and scholars. Today I am turning to an alternative music band. Hey, you take inspiration from wherever it comes. I know ver......

September 13, 2026 - Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Compassion: Whatever is True

September 13th, 2026

A group of young middle schoolers gather in a basement room blessedly out of earshot and eyesight of parents. It is one of their first attempts at a party that is not about cake and silly party games. There will be no p......

September 6, 2026 - Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost: It Is All God's Work

September 6th, 2026

More heart attacks occur between 8:00 and 9:00 A.M. Monday mornings as people prepare to start the work week than at any other time. Some Doctors claim that job dissatisfaction is a greater cause for heart attacks than high cholesterol and fatty die......

August 30, 2026 - Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Look more closely. What do you see?

August 30th, 2026

Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness and came to Mount Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a ......

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2026

January

December 24, 2025 - Christmas Eve: Celebrating the Splendor of the Light Eternal January 4, 2026 - Epiphany Sunday: Choose the Journey January 11, 2026 - Baptism of the Lord Sunday: Whatever May Come January 18, 2026 - Second Sunday after Epiphany: An Unconditional Hope

February

February 1, 2026 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany: Bowing Down that We May Rise Up February 8, 2026 - Fifth Sunday after Epiphany: Know What You Do Not Know February 18, 2026 - Ash Wednesday: An Unlikely Amalgamation February 22, 2026 - First Sunday in Lent: Gathered by Grace

March

March 1, 2026 - Second Sunday in Lent: A Defense of the Golden Calf March 8, 2026 - Third Sunday in Lent: Ego vs. Theo March 15, 2026 - Fourth Sunday in Lent: The Dance with the Divine March 22, 2026 - Fifth Sunday in Lent: The Zero Breeds New Algebras March 29, 2026 - Palm/Passion Sunday: The Story About Us

April

April 5, 2026 - Easter Sunday / Resurrection of the Lord April 12, 2026 - Second Sunday of Easter: Transmorgrification Imagination April 19, 2026 - Third Sunday of Easter: A Love that is Not Parochial April 26, 2026 - Fourth Sunday of Easter: The Holy Quotidian: Awakening

May

May 3, 2026 - Fifth Sunday of Easter: The Holy Quotidian: Chores May 10, 2026 - Sixth Sunday of Easter: The Holy Quotidian: Broken Shoelaces May 17, 2026 - Seventh Sunday of Easter: The Holy Quotidian: Sabbath Slumber May 24, 2026 - Pentecost Sunday: The Sovereign God of Creation is Speaking - Is the Church Listening?May 31, 2026 - Trinity Sunday: What Now?

June

June 7, 2026 - Second Sunday after Pentecost: Let Us Bear Fruit June 14, 2026 - Third Sunday after Pentecost: It is Ever a Team Game June 21, 2026 - Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: Questionable Reassurance June 28, 2026 - Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: The Long Way Around

July

July 5, 2026 - Sixth Sunday after Pentecost: One Nation Under God July 12, 2026 - Seventh Sunday after Pentecost: What Should We Do About the Weeds?Getting to Know You: Theo Wedemeyer July 19, 2026 - Eighth Sunday after Pentecost: The Divine Moment

August

August 2, 2026 - Tenth Sunday after Pentecost: Holy Hospitality August 9, 2026 - Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost: Holy Hands: Tomb August 16, 2026 - Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: Holy Hands: Home August 23, 2026 - Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Holy Hands: Road Getting to Know You: The Crabtree Sisters August 30, 2026 - Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Look more closely. What do you see?

September

September 6, 2026 - Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost: It Is All God's Work September 13, 2026 - Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Compassion: Whatever is True September 20, 2026 - Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost: Compassion: Whatever is Honorable September 27, 2026 - Eighteenth Sunday after Penteconst: Compassion: Whatever is Just

2025

January

Our Redemption Story January 19, 2025 - Second Sunday after Epiphany: A Lesson in Improper Etiquette January 26, 2025 - Third Sunday after Epiphany: Grappling and Growing with God: Abraham

February

February 2, 2025 - Fourth Sunday after Epiphany: Grappling and Growing with God: Moses February 9, 2025 - Fifth Sunday after Epiphany: Grappling and Growing with God: Jesus February 16, 2025 - Sixth Sunday after Epiphany: Woe There

March

March 2, 2025 - Transfiguration Sunday: We Are Not Going to See the Wizard Mindful, by Mary Oliver March 9, 2025 - First Sunday in Lent: What Starlight Has to Teach Us March 16, 2025 - Second Sunday in Lent: Promises Remembered March 23, 2025 - Third Sunday in Lent: The Hospitality of Trees March 30, 2025 - Fourth Sunday in Lent: I'm a Jerk. You're a Jerk. Now What?

April

April 13, 2025 - Palm/Passion Sunday: Triumphant Journey April 20, 2025 - Easter Sunday: Deep Dawn

May

May 4, 2025 - Third Sunday of Easter: Can You See What I See?May 11, 2025 - Fourth Sunday of Easter: Chew Thoroughly May 18, 2025 - Fifth Sunday of Easter: Dancing with the Stars May 25, 2025 - Sixth Sunday of Easter: Gateway to the World

June

June 1, 2025 - Seventh Sunday of Easter: The Trinity: Inviting Intimacy June 8, 2025 - The Day of Pentecost: The Trinity: Breaking Down Barriers Getting to Know You: Mary White Lucy June 15, 2025 - Trinity Sunday: The Trinity: Hardwiring Creation June 22, 2025 - Second Sunday after Pentecost: Cacophony of Chaos June 29, 2025 - Third Sunday after Pentecost: Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Six Hundred Minutes

July

July 6, 2025 - Fourth Sunday after Pentecost: The Scandal of Particularity July 13, 2025 - Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: When Parallel Lines Meet July 20 - Sixth Sunday after Pentecost: Who Do You Worship Getting to Know You: Ralph Thaman July 27, 2025 - Seventh Sunday after Pentecost: You Are What You Worship

August

August 3, 2025 - Eighth Sunday after Pentecost: Can I Get an Amen?August 10, 2025 - Ninth Sunday after Pentecost: The Goodness of God Getting to Know You: Kate Randazzo August 17, 2025 - Tenth Sunday after Pentecost: The Faithfulness of God August 24, 2025 - Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost: Pause, Reflect, Flow...August 31, 2025 - Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: More Than You Deserve

September

September 7, 2025 - Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Healing: Patience and Perseverance September 14, 2025 - Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Healing: Acceptance and Reframing September 21, 2025 - Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Healing: Remembering and Returning Getting to Know You: Shari Klein September 28, 2025 - Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Healing: Leave-taking and Travelling Light

October

October 5, 2025 - World Communion Sunday: Table Dimensions October 12, 2025 - Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Humility and Healing October 19, 2025 - Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Rooted in God's Grace October 26, 2025 - Reformation Sunday: Sola Scriptura

November

November 2, 2025 - All Saints Sunday: Life and Death or Death and Life November 9, 2025 - Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost: The Music of the Celestial Spheres November 16, 2025 - Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost: Eschatological Hope Why I Give to Ladue Chapel November 23, 2025 - Christ the King Sunday: Though the Mountains Tremble...November 30, 2025 - First Sunday of Advent: The Harmony of Hymns

December

December 7, 2025 - Second Sunday of Advent: John Was Wrong

2024

January

Back in the Water What Are You Looking For?Epiphany: An Invitation Epiphany: Brought into Proximity with Power

February

Epiphany: Gifted with Healing Step into the Tear The Art of Seeing: Ourselves

March

The Art of Seeing: Jesus Christ The Art of Seeing: Our Future