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Apr 14, 20232 min read
Rector's Reflection: Proof, April 15, 2023
Beloved Members and Friends of St. Martin’s, I’ve always found the story of Thomas, which we will hear as the gospel this weekend, to be...


Apr 7, 20232 min read
Rector's Reflection: A New Fire, April 8, 2023
Beloved Members and Friends of St. Martin’s, Do you remember a time when things seemed the very darkest, when a crisis was upon you that...


Jan 14, 20233 min read
Rector's Reflection: The Strength to Love, January 14, 2023
Beloved Members and Friends of St. Martin's. It has long been my habit to spend some time prior to each remembrance of the Rev. Dr....


Dec 10, 20222 min read
Rector's Reflections: Great Expectations, December 10, 2022
Beloved Members and Friends of St. Martin’s, The Christian liturgical calendar has two seasons of preparation: Advent and Lent. In the...


Dec 3, 20223 min read
Rector's reflection: Promises, Promises, December 3, 2022
Beloved Members and Friends of St. Martin’s, One of the most interesting images in Christendom is that of the “Jesse tree,” which is...


Sep 24, 20223 min read
Rector’s Reflection: September 24, 2022
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, Periodically in American Christianity, a theory known as the “prosperity gospel” or “the gospel of...


Dec 10, 20213 min read
Rector's Reflections, December 10, 2021
Rector’s Reflections: Of Joy and Justice The season of Advent could also be subtitled “the season of the prophets.” On Advent 1 in year...


Dec 3, 20213 min read
Rector's Reflections, December 3, 2021
Rector’s Reflections: Praying with Thankfulness Beloved Members of St. Martin's, This week, we get the introduction of another character...


Oct 27, 20215 min read
Rector's Reflections, October 28, 2021
Rector’s Reflections: Every Perfect Gift is our Testimony Beloved Members of St. Martin's, Last week we launched our annual giving...


Oct 23, 20212 min read
Rector's Reflections, October 23, 2021
Rector’s Reflections: The Gift of Courage Beloved Members of St. Martin's, What would you say if Jesus was standing before you right now,...


Oct 14, 20212 min read
Rector's Reflections, October 15, 2021
Rector’s Reflections: The Best Gift Beloved Members of St. Martin's, What is the best gift you have ever received? For me, the best gift...


Oct 7, 20214 min read
Rector's Reflections, October 8, 2021
Rector’s Reflections: Looking for a Bargain Beloved Members of St. Martin's, This Sunday our collect reads as follows: Lord, we pray that...


Sep 30, 20211 min read
Rector's Reflections, October 1, 2021
Rector’s Reflections: A Prayer to Welcome Autumn Beloved Members of St. Martin's, I want to take a break from the usual musings in this...


Sep 25, 20211 min read
Rector's Reflections, September 24, 2021
Rector’s Reflections: Wise Guise Beloved Members of St. Martin's, Autumn began this week, and in it is a crispness in the air, the...


Sep 16, 20213 min read
Rector's Reflections, September 17, 2021
Rector’s Reflections: Wise Guise Beloved Members of St. Martin's, This Sunday all of our lectionary readings are about wisdom: wisdom as...


Sep 10, 20215 min read
Rector's Reflections, September 10, 2021
Rector’s Reflections: Memory and Remembrance Beloved Members of St. Martin's, The most famous verses from the Book of Ecclesiastes, one...


Sep 3, 20212 min read
Rector's Reflections, September 3, 2021
Rector’s Reflections: A Prayer for Labor Day Happy Labor Day Weekend! Now some people think of this weekend as "the End of Summer," but...


Aug 19, 20212 min read
Rector's Reflections, August 20, 2021
Rector’s Reflections: No Turning Back John 6:56-69 It was all good when Jesus was passing around the bread and sardines. It was fine when...


Aug 12, 20213 min read
Rector's Reflections, August 13, 2021
Rector's Reflections: What the Eucharist Means Once my mom left the United Methodist Church, I grew up going to churches that did not...


Aug 4, 20213 min read
Rector's Reflections, August 5, 2021
Rector's Reflections: Ephesians 4:25- 5:2 When I was a kid, one of the most frustrating questions I would be asked by some of my more...
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