Sermons by Rev. Dr. Caroline Hall
The Light and the Breath of the Spirit
There are two different accounts of the coming of the Holy Spirit and the gap between the two is the place that the Holy Spirit enters… we need the action of the Day of Pentecost but just as much we need the gentle breath of Jesus.
God Sustains
Following Jesus does not guarantee an easy life, in fact the opposite but even in times of change, grief and difficulty God’s hand sustains God’s beloved.
Sometimes Jesus mixes his metaphors
Sometimes Jesus’ message seems to exclude more people than it includes, and it has been distorted to justify genocide, but by remembering that Jesus is also the Christ we can take his words less literally and more inclusively. We need to stand up against hatred masquerading as holiness.
God blesses the small
Episcopal churches are small. But size is not what is important in God’s
terms.
God in the Desert
God travels with us but it doesn’t mean that the path will always be easy or comfortable.
Go to be a blessing
When God calls Abram to leave his family and home and set out in faith God promises that Abram will be a blessing. God promises that when we set out in faith, leaving behind the familiar and comfortable, we too will be a blessing.
Desire
It is the distorted desire of humanity that separates us from God and one another: it is the desire of God that brings life and flourishing.
The Language of Love
Jesus doesn’t just tell us to love, or teach us to love, Jesus IS love. And we are God’s beloved, shining like suns.
Fulfilling the Law – a Paradox
Jesus says not one little bit of the law may be ignored, but Paul said that we are no longer under the law. Who is right?
Getting Back to Jesus of Nazareth
Bishop Michael Curry has encouraged us to get back to Jesus of Nazareth to counter Christina Nationalism and other ideologies that conflate Christianity with political agendas. What could be more “Jesus of Nazareth” than the Beatitudes?