by The Very Rev. Canon Frank Alton | Oct 24, 2021 | Archives, Sermons - English
102421 Pentecost 22 Learning to See from a Blind Man The sermon begins at minute 19:35 of the video Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Psalm 34:1-8; Mark 10:46-52 One problem with preaching from the lectionary is that it doles out the Gospel piecemeal and can distort the...
by The Very Rev. Canon Frank Alton | Oct 17, 2021 | Archives, Sermons - English
101721 Pentecost 21 From Expectation to Hope The sermon beings at minute 18:15 of the video Job 38:1-7; Psalm 104; Hebrews 5:1-8; Mark 10:35-45 Have you noticed how our expectations often get in the way of obtaining what we want and hope for? Sometimes we set...
by The Very Rev. Canon Frank Alton | Sep 26, 2021 | Archives, Sermons - English
092621 Pentecost 18 Salty Peace The sermon begins at minute 17:50 of the video James 5:13-20; Mark 9:38-50 “Cutting off hands is very necessary for security,” Nooruddin Turabi told the Associated Press. This co-founder of the Taliban became notorious for imposing...
by The Very Rev. Canon Frank Alton | Sep 19, 2021 | Archives, Sermons - English
091921 Pentecost 17 When Religion Becomes an Excuse The video begins at minute 17:55 of the video James 3:13-17, 4:8-9; Mark 9:30-37 In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ disciples were using their newfound faith in Jesus as an excuse for arguing who was the greatest....
by The Very Rev. Canon Frank Alton | Sep 12, 2021 | Archives, Sermons - English
091221 Pentecost 16 Wisdom Cries out: How Long? The sermon begins at minute 22:30 of the video Prov. 1:20-33; James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38 Like many of you, I watched a lot of images of 9/11 this past week. They showed many people scurrying on the streets,...
by The Very Rev. Canon Frank Alton | Aug 29, 2021 | Archives, Sermons - English
082921 Pentecost 15 Holy Healing Erotic Love The sermon begins at minute 21:00 of the video. Song of Songs 2:8-13; Mark 7:1-8, 14 The British novelist Martin Amis tells a story in his memoir that illuminates today’s passage in Song of Songs. After years of...
