Dear Padre

Post-Traumatic God Episode 5: Early Church Fathers and the Shattering Effects of War 19.03.2019 15:12 ↓

Homicide in war is not reckoned by our fathers as homicide...Perhaps, however, it is well to counsel that those whose hands are not clean only abstain from communion for three years. —St. Basil the Great

Post-Traumatic God Episode 4: The New Testament 11.03.2019 26:20 ↓

Then Pilate wondered if he was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead for some time. Mark 15:44

Post-Traumatic God Episode 3: Shattering in the Hebrew Bible 07.03.2019 29:35 ↓

“Hell rages around us. It’s unimaginable” Paul Tillich in WWI

Post-Traumatic God Episode 2: The God Who Disappears 25.02.2019 22:25 ↓

The courage to be is found in the god who appears when God disappears in the anxiety of doubt and fear — Paul Tillich. Find Matt Williams on iTunes music or www.retiredarmychaplain.com

“Love Your Enemies” a sermon preached at Christ Church Cedar Park, TX. Luke 6:27 is the text. 24.02.2019 16:21 ↓

“Love Your Enemies” a sermon preached at Christ Church Cedar Park, TX. Luke 6:27 is the text.

Post Traumatic God Episode 1: To Hell and Back 16.02.2019 26:59 ↓

I can’t remember being young in my life—Audie Murphy

Don’t be afraid of their faces. Sermon at St. Paul’s Pflugerville 03.02.2019 17:21 ↓

A wonderful morning preaching and listening at St. Paul’s #Pflugerville with the Rev. Janne Osborne!

My last sermon at St. Mark’s, Austin. “Inchworms and Grasshoppers” 10.12.2018 11:44 ↓

My last sermon at St. Mark’s, Austin. “Inchworms and Grasshoppers”

“All Will Be Thrown Down” a Sermon preached at St. Mark’s Austin 18.11.2018 13:14 ↓

“All Will Be Thrown Down” a Sermon preached at St. Mark’s Austin

A Brute That Cannot Sing: a Sermon for Remembrance Day Evensong 12.11.2018 11:35 ↓

A Brute That Cannot Sing: a Sermon for Remembrance Day Evensong

“Hatching, Matching, and Dispatching on All Saints Day” 04.11.2018 9:33 ↓

“Hatching, Matching, and Dispatching on All Saints Day”

“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” 07.10.2018 13:10 ↓

A sermon preached in October at St. Mark’s, Austin.

Get Behind Me Satan 16.09.2018 13:46 ↓

A sermon given at St. Mark’s Austin

God is a Terrible Parent: A Sermon on Mark 7 02.09.2018 15:12 ↓

Reference https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/305013/

“Threenagers At Dinner” sermon at St. Mark’s on 19 August 20.08.2018 15:10 ↓

“He said, you know, I know that's not all of who your mother was, but that's the body I woke up to every day for 35 years. That's the body that gave birth to you and your brothers. That's the body your mother had when I fell in love with her.”

Who is Mary Today? 16.08.2018 29:03 ↓

Who brought Jesus into the world? What if Evangelical Protestants and Roman Catholics are working from the same Archetype? What if that archetype manifests is two really different ways?

Who Was Uriah the Hittite? 10.08.2018 1:43:08 ↓

A Story of a Soldier’s Integrity, a King’s Lust, and a War That Consumes All

Sunday Sermon: Jesus Doesn’t Want to Hear Your Smalltalk 07.08.2018 13:45 ↓

Sermon on August 5th, 2018 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

Should a Christian Get a Concealed Carry Permit? 09.04.2018 23:24 ↓

Padre answers this question with a story from the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

What is going on with Relics? Cuthbert, Endurance Athlete 20.03.2018 23:32 ↓

Medieval monks were the endurance athletes of their day. Their bodies still had power even after their death. Learn about Cuthbert, the most popular baby name of 2018 (maybe)

Would You Ever Leave the USA? The Story of James Holly 13.03.2018 28:31 ↓

With Music by Wyclef Jean

How has the meaning of life changed over time? Perpetua 07.03.2018 1:30:00 ↓

The story of Perpetua and her companions is gristly and glorious—depending on your perspective, and the meaning you make out of it.

What about other Christians? 28.02.2018 38:30 ↓

John Wesley and the Strange House Knockings