Episcopal Church of All Saints, Indianapolis

God is not a cosmic Pez dispenser, giving us what we want. So why pray?

Not all will be healed, but all can be made whole.

On the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels, we remember the war has been won

When all seems hopeless, trust that God can make a way for us.

When we're lost, who's the search and rescue party?

Jesus asks us to count the cost, but what if we get it wrong?

"Jesus isn't trying to be Emily Post here; rather, he's showing us the Kingdom of God." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (September 1, 2019). Readings: Jer. 2:14-23; Ps. 81:1, 10-16; Heb. 13:1-8, 15-16; Lk. 14:1, 7-14. Image: "Breakfast" by Dom Fellowes (https://www.flickr.com/photos/domfell/), distributed under a CC BY license.

The Rev. Michael Stichweh preaches on the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (August 25, 2019). Readings: Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17

Mary, the God-bearer, bore the One who bears our sins.

Mother Wille asks, "When we grow weary, start to lose hope, how do we keep the faith?"

In a world beset by sin, can we accept the mercy of God?

Seminarian Charles Russell describes how Jesus taught us to pray and what prayer can mean to us in our daily lives.

"When we cheat the poor, abuse the stranger, and pursue the gods of wealth and war, the word of God will depart from us, leaving us in spiritual famine." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the sixth Sunday after Pentecost (July 21, 2019). Readings: Amos 8; Psalm 52; Colossians 1; Like 10.

The Good Samaritan doesn't tell us who are neighbor is; it tells us how we are to be the neighbor.

Seminarian Charles Russell speaks of Jesus healing the leper. God is willing to care for our whole self if we would but trust, wash, and be clean.

"... we are a people of hope, a people who know that when the stone of the tomb eclipses all light from the sun, moon and stars, a yet more powerful spark remains."

In Christ, there is no division.

Bishop Baskerville-Burrows preaches about hope on Trinity Sunday.

"It can be dangerous to claim that one knows what the Holy Spirit is up to. I often hear people claim, even in our own denomination, that something is 'the work of the Holy Spirit' or that 'the Holy Spirit is doing a new thing,' though usually that just means that we are doing what *we* want to do and are trying to claim the Holy Spirit's stamp of approval." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on t...

When we pray with one another, we remember that Jesus first prayed for us.

Culmination of the Incarnation: Sent into the world!

On either side of the river is the tree of life, and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

Canon Brendan O'Sullivan-Hale preaches on the Fifth Sunday of Easter. Readings: Acts 11:1-18; Psalm 148; Revelation 21:1-6, John 13:31-35 The Death of the Virgin Mary, Chora Church, Istanbul. Image: University of Michigan Library.

"It is the day in, day out belonging with and to Jesus that leads people to believe in, to rely on, depend on, trust Jesus, not some philosophical proofs or doctrines or dogmas, as important as those are."

The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the Third Sunday of Easter (May 5, 2019). Readings: Acts 9:1-20; Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19