Episcopal Church of All Saints, Indianapolis

"Jesus is bested, and he realizes it. It is the woman's persistence, her wit, and ultimately, her faith, that carries the day." The Rev'd Samuel T. Vaught, Curate, preaches on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Sept. 5, 2021) Readings: Prov. 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23; Ps. 125; James 2:1-17; Mk. 7:24-37

"People are quick today to challenge the church for its hypocrisy, and I'm sure since we are all sinners we can provide a lot of opportunity for others to judge our actions." The Rev'd Tom Honderich, Affiliate Priest, preaches on the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (August 29, 2021). Readings: Song of Solomon 2:8-13; Ps. 45:1-2, 7-10; James 1:17-27; Mk. 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

"Be strong in the Lord, my friends. Know that the Bread of Life is right here in front of you. To whom else can we go?" The Rev'd Samuel T. Vaught, Curate, preaches on the thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (August 22, 2021). Readings: 1 Kings 8:22-30, 41-43; Psalm 84; Ephesians 6:10-20; John 6:56-69

"Nothing is going according to my plans, beloved. Perhaps nothing is going according to yours, either. But life is happening, and love is happening, and joy is happening. It turns out our plans are ephemeral; God’s promises are forever. And so to quote the mystic Dag Hammarskjöld, who must have been echoing Mary, I say, 'For all that has been, thank you, and for all that is to come, yes.'" The Rev...

Is there forgiveness? The answer is YES. The Rev'd Samuel T. Vaught, Curate, preaches on the eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 14). August 8, 2021

What we need is here. Mother Suzanne preaches on the tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 13). August 1, 2021. 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a; Psalm 51:1-13; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:25-35.

The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the ninth Sunday after Pentecost (July 25, 2021). Readings: 2 Samuel 11:1-15; Psalm 14; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21

"Come away to a deserted place, all by yourselves, and rest a while." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the eighth Sunday after Pentecost (July 18, 2021). Readings: 2 Sam. 7:1-14a; Ps. 89:2-37; Eph. 2:11-22; Mk. 6:30-34, 53-56

“Whether we are lost in ecstasy like David or just nodding our head a little cautiously, even today we can set our hope on Christ, and live to the praise of God’s glory." The Rev'd Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the seventh Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 10 (July 11, 2021). Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19; Psalm 24; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29.

"'Whenever I am weak, then I am strong.' That is Paul’s conclusion in the passage we hear from his second letter to the Corinthian Church . . . . Though this is a central tenet of Christianity, few of us seek to follow this little way of powerlessness, of allowing our wounds, the thorns in our flesh, to be sites of God’s activity." The Rev'd E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the sixth Sunday after Pent...

"The kingdom of God grows beneath the surface; its timing is a mystery...We do not know the times or seasons of the kingdom, or our participation in it." The Rev'd Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the third Sunday after Pentecost (June 13, 2021). Readings: 1 Sam. 15:34-16:13; Ps. 20; 2 Cor. 5:6-17; Mk. 4:26-34

"If you were a Christian in the first two or three centuries of the church, it is quite likely that you would have, once, or twice, or a few times in your life, been accused of being a cannibal." The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the Feast of Corpus Christi (June 6, 2021). Readings: Deut. 8:2-3; Ps. 116:1, 10-17; 1 Cor. 10:1-4, 16-17; Jn. 6:47-58

"The Great Wall of China, the Grand Canyon, a great work of art, will always be awesome, will always overwhelm you. But they will never stoop to love you." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on Trinity Sunday (May 30, 2021). Readings: Is. 6:1-8; Ps. 29; Rom. 8:12-17; Jn. 3:1-17

"Who God is, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, finally, has been revealed to us. But why is this more than just theological jargon?" The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the Feast of Pentecost (May 23, 2021). Readings: Acts 2:1-21; Ps. 104:25-35, 37; Rom. 8:22-27; Jn. 15:26-27, 16:4b-15

"What better protection than to dwell deeply in the soil of God's law?" The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the seventh Sunday of Easter (May 16, 2021). Readings: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; Ps. 1; 1 Jn. 5:9-13; Jn. 17:6-19 Image: Eider Fernandez (https://www.flickr.com/photos/eiderfernandez/) distributed under a CC BY-NC license.

"The Ascension did not cancel out the Incarnation. God is with us." The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the Feast of the Ascension (May 13, 2021). Readings: Acts 1:1-11; Ps. 47; Eph. 1:15-23; Lk. 24:44-53

"We don't have to earn God's friendship. All Jesus asks is that we abide, dwell, rest, deeply in that love, so that we might bloom from that love into God's likeness." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the sixth Sunday of Easter (May 9, 2021). Readings: Acts 10:44-88; Ps. 98; 1 Jn. 5:1-6; Jn. 15:9-17

"It's a cliche that hurt people hurt people, but it's often true. But the opposite is also true: loved people love people." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the fifth Sunday of Easter (May 2, 2021). Readings: Acts 8:26-40; Ps. 22:24-30; 1 Jn. 4:7-21; Jn. 15:1-8

"It turns out we're all beginners when it comes to love...but thanks be to God...for the Spirit that nudges us in the right direction." Mr. Jason Fortner preaches on the fourth Sunday of Easter (April 25, 2021). Readings: Acts 4:5-12; Ps. 23; 1 Jn. 3:16-24; Jn. 10:11-18

"When we try to end pain or crush sorrow, we find that it arises again. There is another way, a way that holds sorrow and joy together, that doesn't deny the pain but transforms it." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the third Sunday of Easter (April 18, 2021). Readings: Acts 3:12-19; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48 Image: Catherine Todd (https://www.flickr.com/photos/catherinetodd/), di...

"'Peace be with you,' Jesus says, to those who abandoned them in his greatest hour of need." The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the second Sunday of Easter (April 11, 2021). Readings: Acts 4:32-35; Ps. 133; 1 Jn. 1:1-2:2; Jn. 20:19-31

"Like Mary Magdalene, we've got nothing left but to go sit at a tomb...But it is there that our God works." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on Easter Sunday (April 4, 2021). Acts 10:34-43; Ps. 18:1-2, 14-24; 1 Cor. 15:1-11; Jn. 20:1-18

"Bones. Dry, lifeless bones, everywhere he can see. And the a question: 'Mortal, can these bones live?'" The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches at the Great Vigil of Easter (April 3, 2021). Readings: Gen. 7:1-5, 11-81, 8:6-18, 9:8-13; Ps. 46; Ex. 14:10-31, 15:20-21; Ezek. 37:1-14; Ps. 30.

"The real disease is sin. The risk factor is humanity. The cross is the only cure." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on Good Friday (April 2, 2021). Readings: Is. 52:13-53:12; Ps. 69:104, 19-23; Heb. 10:16-25; Jn. 19:1-37

"We are about to do a great, and terrible, and holy thing." The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on Palm Sunday (March 28, 2021). Readings: Mk. 11:1-11a; Is. 50:4-9a; Ps. 31:9-16; Phil. 2:5-11; Mk. 14:1-15:47