Episcopal Church of All Saints, Indianapolis

Mr. Patrick Burke preaches on the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Readings: Acts 10:44-48; Psalm 98; 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17

"What we do in here on Sunday cannot be mistaken for the work of tending the garden. What we do here on Sunday morning, or any time of worship, is the work of sabbath." The Rev. Erin Hougland preaches on the Fifth Sunday of Easter (April 29, 2018). Readings: Acts 8:26-40 Ps. 22:24-30 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 Image: Malcolm & Amanda (https://www.flickr.com/photos/plantstoriesproject/), distributed...

"Experience Jesus in the world and help others to see Jesus at work in their lives." Mr. Patrick Burke preaches on the Third Sunday of Easter (April 15, 2018). Readings: Acts 3:12-19; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48

"In that moment of tenderness, Thomas knows that it is true. Not only has death been defeated, but so has vengeance, alienation, betrayal, separation, shame." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the second Sunday of Easter (April 8, 2018). Readings: Acts 4:32-35; Ps. 133; 1 Jn. 1:1-2:2; Jn. 20:19-31

“Not everyone gets it, not everyone wants it, but to those of us who are being saved, it is the power of God, and we who have met the resurrected Jesus are called to be Holy Fools in a world that is deadly serious with injustice, violence, and greed.” The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on The Resurrection of Our Lord, Easter Sunday (April 1, 2018). Readings: Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1...

"The Cross shows us who God in Jesus is, and the Cross shows us who we are, a mingled yarn, sinners of good intention, but lousy follow-through." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on Good Friday (March 30, 2018). Readings: Is. 52:13-53:12; Ps. 69:1-4, 19-23; Heb, 4:14-16, 5:7-9; Jn. 18:1-19:42

The Rev. Erin Hougland preaches on Maundy Thursday (March 29, 2018). Readings: Exodus 12:1-4, 5-10, 11-14; Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35

"To follow Jesus is to follow him, not just to the healings and miracles of those who have been cast aside. To follow Jesus is to follow him all the way to the cross. To follow him is to lose our lives, to let the seeds of who we are as God’s precious creations, fall into the ground and to be transformed." The Rev. Erin Hougland preaches on the Fifth Sunday of Lent (March 18, 2018). Readings: Jere...

"Over time, Red Velvet Jesus became pretty important to me. I started talking to him throughout the day, quick prayers, questions about what to do, sometimes scolding him for getting me into this line of work." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the fourth Sunday of Lent (March 11, 2018). Readings: Num. 21:4-9; Ps. 107:1-3, 17-22; Eph. 2:1-10; John 3:14-21

"For what matters more than what we know is how we love. True solidarity, true friendship, true love is putting our lives on the line for another, *with* one another." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the Third Sunday of Lent (March 4, 2018). Readings: Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22 Image: Mckeyhan Mancini (www.flickr.com/photos/mckeyhan), distributed under a CC...

"In the desert, it's just you and your thoughts. There are few comforts; there are many threats... Temptations come, unique to us, attacking our identity. "Who do you think you are?" a sinister voice coils in our ear. "This is how life is, it will never get better," a voice whispers. The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the First Sunday of Lent (February 18, 2018). Readings: Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm...

"Have we got action and reflection going on here? Are we responding to what people really need? But also are we praying about why or how we would respond to people's needs. Do we know the mission and purpose out of why we do respond? It takes both action and reflection according to Jesus." Father Tom Honderich preaches on the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (February 4, 2018). Readings: Isaiah 40:21-...

"A modern Christian, I found practices like the laying on of hands beyond the pale, irrational. So I returned to my own private prayer, but I kept one eye open to watch what was going on." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the fourth Sunday after the Epiphany (January 28, 2018). Readings: Deut. 18:15-20; Ps. 111; 1 Cor. 8:1-13; Mk. 1:21-28 Image: AmslerPIX (https://www.flickr.com/photos/amsler...

"In this dark time, at any dark time, we have a choice: stare only at the dark, sink into the mire of the awful that we humans do to one another, certain that nothing we do matters. Or we can look to the horizon, see the birds wheeling above, see what's worth saving, and look the Son, who promises us that even now the kingdom is near, and invites us to follow." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches o...

"Jesus comes from every crappy place you can imagine: the poorest places, the villages withour running water, the countries with volatile governments, cities where children attend schools without heat in winter or the water system poisons the people with lead, the rural areas overwhelmed with opioid addictions and overdoses, places where natural disasters have crushed infrastructure, and people ar...

"Baptism is not a guarantee that our lives will be easy; it is not a promise that God has a perfect plan for our lives. It is a promise that we are deeply known and loved, so beloved that we can risk giving love away to a world in desperate need of it." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the first Sunday after the Epiphany (January 7, 2018). Readings: Gen. 1:1-5; Ps. 29; Acts 19:1-8; Mk. 1:4-11...

"We gaze upon the infant Jesus, gurgling in his mother's arms, as she smiles beatifically upon him, as kings kneel before him. But, as we look at the Magi and Mary looking adoringly at Jesus, we must realize, too, that the infant Jesus looks back...at us." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the Eve of the Epiphany (January 5, 2018). Readings: Is. 60:1-6; Ps. 72-1-7, 10-14; Eph. 3:1-12; Matt. 2:...

"In dark times we need hope. Not false hope, not unfounded optimism, but glimmers of the good, signs that all is not lost." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the first Sunday after Christmas (December 31, 2017). Readings: Is. 61:10-62:3; Ps. 147:13-21; Gal. 3:23-25, 4:4-7; Jn. 1:1-18.

The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on Christmas Eve 2017. Readings: Is. 9:2-7; Ps. 96; Tit. 2:11-14; Lk. 2:1-20

“This is the irrational season…had Mary been filled with reason, or fear, there’d be no room for the child.“ The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the Fourth Sunday of Advent (December 24, 2017). Readings: 2 Samuel 7:11, 16; Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26, Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 Image: Linus BK (www.flickr.com/photos/lkafka), distributed under a CC BY-ND 2.0 license.

"We must testify to the light, although we are not the light, not in charge, not the Messiah, or Elijah, or the prophet. But we are Christians, standing at the foot of the manger, at the foot of the cross, pointing to the light of the world." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the third Sunday of Advent (December 17, 2017). Readings: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Luke 1:46-55; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; J...

“With the day-to-day injustices that seem to never end, we as a people who follow the God who has remained steadfast and faithful throughout recorded history not only rely on that hope, but are called to share that hope with those who experience these issues.“ Mr. Patrick Burke preaches on the Second Sunday of Advent (December 10, 2017). Readings: Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15...

"We live in a 'winter is coming' world, where the clouds are gathering, the dark is rising, and we're starting to think that it all might come to an end. But we have a 'summer is coming' God. The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the first Sunday of Advent (Dec. 3, 2017). Readings: Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 Image: Denis Collette (https://www.flickr.com/...

"What if we today are the servants with two talents or even five talents? New Testament scholars still debate how much a talent is worth. Conservative scholars estimate the talent's value around $30,000; more loosey-goosey scholars tell us that a talent is worth roughly $1.25 million. So let's go wild this morning and side with the liberals! Congratulations! You and I are multi-millionaires!" The...

“So, Beloved, keep the faith, say your prayers, love one another, trust in God, so that when the dark comes—and come it will—when the waiting seems too long, and it times it will, you stay put, trusting the Bridegroom will arrive.“ The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost (November 12, 2017). Readings: Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25; Psalm 78:1-7; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-1...