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Sunday Lent 4
3/27/22 Good Good-byes The book of Acts chronicles for us the many places St. Paul went, which means over the course of his ministry he also said many “good-byes”. The Rev’d Mark Hargreaves looks at St. Paul’s many good-byes and outlines for us the lessons we can learn from them, how to make them well, and without regrets. Read now. |
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Sunday Lent 3
3/20/22 Unknown God? The Greeks had many gods and for good measure made a statue to a god they might not even know about. The Rev’d D. Rebecca Dinovo follows St. Paul on his journey to Athens where he preaches that our God is not only known, but known well, indeed “…God is the very ground of our being. God is knowable in our world.” Read now. |
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Sunday Lent 2
3/13/22 Lose your cell phone? If you had to lose your hand or your cell phone, what would be your choice? The Rev’d Mark Hargreaves kicks off a series of Lenten sermons following St. Paul on his missionary journeys and realizes how easy it is to place value in the wrong things. Read now. |
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Sunday Lent 1
3/6/22 Being Ridiculous Entering Lent The Rev’d Mark Hargreaves calls our attention to Ananias, who at God’s bidding, did something ridiculous and in so doing transformed Christianity. Without Ananias, we wouldn’t have St. Paul. Fr. Mark wants to hear what ridiculousness you will get yourself into this Lent. Read now. |
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Ash Wednesday
3/2/22 God’s Tender Glance What are you giving up or taking up this Lent? In her homily The Rev’d D. Rebecca Dinovo reflected on Fr. Greg Boyle’s visit last week and encouraged us to allow ourselves “…to be drawn more deeply into God’s loving presence”. Read now. |
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Last Sunday in Epiphany
2/27/22 Listen To Him Taking his cue from St. Luke’s telling of Jesus’ transfiguration on the mountain with Peter, John, and James, guest preacher Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J., founder of Homeboy Industries in L.A., speaks to Christ’s central commands to us, and asks we “put first things recognizably first . . . inclusion, nonviolence, unconditional loving kindness, and compassionate acceptance.” Read here. |
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Sunday, Epiphany 7
2/20/22 Loving Your Enemies? On this Outreach Sunday we celebrate all the ministries at St. James that touch untold numbers with love in action. But how to turn that love into action on our enemies, or just folks we don’t like? Today The Rev’d D. Rebecca Dinovo parses one of Jesus’ toughest commandments and gives us some tips. Read now. |
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Sunday Epiphany 6
2/13/22 Your Tap Root Where do you find your spiritual strength? Taking his cue from the prophet Jeremiah, The Rev’d Mark Hargreaves asks us to examine where we place our trust, and urges us to think about using the upcoming Lenten season to work on developing the spiritual resources that help us put our trust in God. Read now. |
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Sunday Epiphany 5
2/6/22 Invitation to Adventure The Rev’d Mark Hargreaves posits that the Christian journey is a story of grace, trust, and adventure. With the Lenten season fast approaching, he asks each of us to think about where we are on our respective journeys, and dares us to “…dive into the deep waters of faith”. Read now. |
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Sunday, Epiphany 4
1/30/22 Love and Be Loved Keying off the day’s Epistle, I Corinthians 13, St. Paul’s great treatise on love, the Rev’d D. Rebecca Dinovo explores the many facets of love, and gives us an exercise we can use to personalize our experience and recognize “…that the greatest thing we can ever learn is just to love – and be loved in return.” Read now. |
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Sunday, Epiphany 3
1/23/22 What Shapes You? With images of windswept Torrey Pines The Rev’d Mark Hargreaves asks us to consider what is it that shapes us individually, and as a church? He hopes we’d say the words of the Bible and God’s Spirit: “We’re not a club, a charity or a business. We are the body of Christ…And there could be no higher calling for any group of people.” Read now |
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Sunday Epiphany 2
1/16/22 The House Wine Most guests at the Cana wedding couldn’t imagine what Jesus had done. Neither could the best man. But when Jesus is serving, the house wine is the best there ever was, or ever will be. The Rev’d Mark Hargreaves visits that famous wedding and shares his take on that wine. Read now. |
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Sunday Epiphany
1/9/22 Looking and Finding The wise men were determined to find the new child king. They didn’t expect what they found. The Rev’d Mark Hargreaves posits “We should all be humble enough to be open to being led to unexpected places to find God and to be journeying with unexpected people.” Read now. |
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Sunday, Christmas 2
1/2/22 Learjets The church calendar swings from the celebration of Christ’s birth to some dangerous dramas very quickly. The Rev’d D. Rebecca Dinovo shares her personal story with some pretty extraordinary life experiences and testament to a faith that can take you into the new year and well beyond. Read now. |
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