Sermons from St. Columba's in Washington, D.C.

Chapters (00:00:32) - Gospel Reading: The Beatitudes (00:02:50) - Children's Ministry Announcement & Opening (00:03:09) - Introducing All Saints Day Themes (00:03:31) - Communion of Saints and Spiritual Legacy (00:04:49) - Indigenous Wisdom: Blood Memory (00:06:22) - Epigenetics and Generational Healing (00:07:49) - Spiritual DNA Beyond Blood Relatives (00:08:53) - Introducing Mimi, the G...

Chapters (00:00:06) - Gospel Reading: The Greatest Commandment (00:02:47) - Welcome and Introduction of Speaker (00:03:23) - Happy Reformation Sunday (00:04:38) - Martin Luther's Question: What Must I Do to Be Saved? (00:07:13) - Corruption and the Selling of Indulgences (00:09:25) - The Reformation Remakes the World (00:11:23) - History Turns on a Question (00:12:33) - Greed and Corruption Embodi...

Chapters (00:00:00) - Gospel Reading: Greatest Commandment (00:01:34) - Old Testament Reading: Death of Moses (00:02:11) - William Tyndale and the English Bible (00:04:02) - The Story of Moses and the Promised Land (00:05:00) - Did It Really Happen? Questions of Biblical Literalism (00:07:00) - Why the Hebrews Told This Story (00:07:33) - Moses Denied Entry: Exile and Meaning (00:09:20) - Flawed P...

Chapters (00:00:41) - Gospel Reading: Render Unto Caesar (00:02:39) - Children's Blessing and Welcome (00:03:00) - One Year Anniversary and Stewardship Sunday (00:04:16) - Understanding Christian Hope (00:06:23) - Pharisees, Herodians, and Misplaced Hope (00:08:41) - The Denarius and the Currency of Hope (00:10:52) - Hope Stewardship and Church Finances (00:12:24) - Pledging and the Stewardship Ca...

Chapters (00:00:00) - Gospel Reading: Matthew's Parable of the Wedding Banquet (00:03:17) - Announcements and Opening Prayer (00:03:47) - The History of the Fork (00:06:31) - Guarding the Feast: Exodus and Matthew Parallels (00:09:04) - Fork Controversy as Metaphor for Social Conflict (00:10:23) - Testing Rules Against Goodness and Healing (00:12:01) - The Risk of Idolatry and Losing Perspective (...

Chapters (00:00:02) - Gospel Reading: Parable of the Wicked Tenants (00:02:59) - Opening Prayer and Children's Program (00:03:32) - The Ethicist Column and a Moral Dilemma (00:05:41) - The Messiness of Moral Dilemmas (00:07:17) - Turning to Scripture for Guidance (00:08:19) - Law, Judgment, and Grace in the Readings (00:10:05) - Paul's Grace vs. Law in Philippians (00:10:59) - Interpreting the Wic...

Chapters (00:00:00) - Gospel Reading: Matthew on Authority and the Two Sons (00:03:09) - Introduction to the Kenosis Hymn in Philippians (00:03:45) - Paul's Imprisonment and the Joyful Letter (00:04:39) - Understanding Christian Joy vs Happiness (00:07:04) - Revelation: Christ's Self-Emptying Love (00:08:59) - Resilience: The Science of Singing and Joy (00:10:46) - Singing in Liturgy and the Heave...

Chapters (00:00:01) - Opening Hymn (00:00:44) - Gospel Reading: Laborers in the Vineyard (00:03:29) - Story Time Announcement and Prayer (00:04:09) - Introduction and Bible Quiz (00:05:00) - The Story of Jonah Begins (00:06:59) - Jonah's Flight and the Great Fish (00:08:05) - Nineveh Repents and God Shows Mercy (00:09:08) - Jonah's Anger and God's Question (00:11:35) - Connecting Jonah to the Vine...

Chapters (00:00:03) - Gospel Reading: The Unforgiving Servant (00:03:45) - Introduction and Children's Story Time (00:04:09) - Remembering 9/11 and Its Aftermath (00:06:34) - The Struggle to Forgive Without Forgetting (00:07:40) - Context of Forgiveness in Matthew 18 (00:10:09) - Meaning of Seven Times and the King's Parable (00:12:45) - The Unforgiving Servant's Cycle of Cruelty (00:14:32) - Forg...

Chapters (00:00:00) - Crucified Man (00:02:13) - The Odyssey of Return

Chapters (00:00:02) - Jesus (00:02:11) - Another Bible Week (00:03:47) - The I Am of the Bible (00:06:54) - God's Covenant with Moses (00:09:40) - The I Am Statements in the Old Testament (00:14:45) - John 14: Fear Not, I Am the Way, the Truth (00:17:26) - The Inclusio

Chapters (00:00:01) - Jesus the Messiah (00:02:08) - The Crux of the Final Exam (00:10:02) - The Questions of the Gospel (00:13:45) - The Question of Jesus' Identity

Chapters (00:00:01) - Jesus Christ (00:11:37) - Jesus' Mercy in Motion

Chapters (00:00:00) - The Gospel of Jesus (00:06:35) - The Prayer Story of Jesus (00:13:30) - How to Center Yourself in Prayer

Chapters (00:00:05) - Jesus (00:02:17) - Back to John the Beheading (00:09:44) - Matthew 14: Compassion for the Crowd (00:16:30) - Galatians 5: Real compassion

Chapters (00:00:00) - The Kingdom of Heaven (00:03:00) - No Explanations in the Church (00:04:39) - Jesus' Parables (00:06:04) - The Secret of the Kingdom of Heaven

Chapters (00:00:02) - Weeds of the Field (00:03:20) - The Parable of the Weeds (00:13:12) - The Kingdom of Justice

Chapters (00:00:01) - Wonders of the World (00:03:34) - What is Philosophy?: A Question (00:05:08) - The Parable of the Sower (00:10:34) - The Good Soul of Thorns

Chapters (00:00:01) - Praise to You (00:02:40) - The Great State Fair's 250th Anniversary (00:09:12) - Jesus Calling the People to Live Together (00:11:48) - Wonders of the World (00:15:40) - Wonders of the World

Chapters (00:00:02) - The Gospel of the Lord (00:02:34) - The Lectionary (00:07:49) - God's Love for Abraham and Isaac

Chapters (00:00:00) - Jesus (00:03:29) - What is Family? (00:07:37) - Jesus' message on Family

Chapters (00:00:02) - Jesus and the Apostles (00:02:57) - The theme of hospitality in the sermon (00:10:44) - The hospitality of the water ministry

Chapters (00:00:00) - Christ's Gospel of the Lord (00:01:39) - The Worst Thing You've Ever Done (00:03:24) - The Worst Thing That Columba Ever Did (00:10:11) - St. Columba

Chapters (00:00:00) - N1A (00:02:50) - The Meaning of Trinity Sunday (00:04:12) - The Trinity

Chapters (00:00:00) - Pentecost (00:12:21) - A Challenge to the Church (00:14:22) - Happy Birthday, Children!