ENCOURAGEMENT for TODAY
December 18, 2022 Terri and I are committed to live with a renewed purpose, and we want to inspire and encourage others. We are...
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Dreams Do Come True
Today, Thanksgiving 2022 Terri and I woke up early, giving thanks to God for all the new adventures we are allowed to experience. There...
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Downsizing: Memories, Totes, and Boxes
Over the last several years, Terri and I have relocated a few times, to say the least. We feel like unintentional restless nomads, often...
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SERMON 9-25-22 Pentecost 16C Proper 21, St. James, Antlers, OK
Amos 6:1a,4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31 Dives and Lazarus/Heaven and Hell In today’s gospel reading, Jesus told a...
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SERMON 9/21/22 Celebration New Ministry, St James OKC
Proverbs 3:1-6; Psalm 119:33-40; 2 Timothy 3:14-17; Matthew 9:9-13 Bearing Fruit Early this Spring, Terri and I planted a few herbs in a...
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SERMON 8-25-19 Pentecost 11C Proper 16 St. Timothy’s Paul's Valley, OK
Isaiah 58:9b-14; Psalm 103:1-8; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17 Bound and Bent Over A recent Forbes magazine article stated, “We spend as...
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SERMON 7-10-22 Pentecost 5C St. John Woodward Ending Pastoral Relationship
Deuteronomy 30:9-14; Psalm 25:1-9; Colossians 1:1-14; Luke 10:25-37 Neighbors Do you remember the theme song from Mr. Roger’s...
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RV Resiliency
Webster's dictionary defines Resilience is "an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change." Life often includes...
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SERMON 2/6/22 Epiphany 5C St. Mark's, Perry, OK
Isaiah 6:1-8, [9-13]; Psalm 138; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 Fishing in New Waters Fishing used to be one of my favorite hobbies. ...
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SERMON 1-30-22 Epiphany 4C St Patrick's Episcopal Church, Broken Arrow, OK
Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30 God’s Mission of Love If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of...
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SERMON Epiphany 3C 1/23/22 St. John's, Durant, OK
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 INTRODUCTION I read an interesting article the other day about...
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SERMON 11/21/21 Feast of “Christ the King” St. Luke’s, Ada, OK
Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Psalm 93 ; Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37 A Paradox: “Christ the King” We mainline Christians live our...
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SERMON 11-14-21 Proper 28 St John’s Episcopal Church, Vinita, OK
Daniel 12:1-3; Psalm 16; Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18) 19-25; Mark 13:1-8 The Perfect Temples We Create Several years ago, when I served on...
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SERMON Pentecost 21 B Proper 24 St. Andrew’s Grove, OK
Job 38:1-7, (34-41); Psalm 104:1-9, 25, 37b; Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45 WATCH ONLINE https://fb.watch/8J6WH3fWNW/ Success vs. The...
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SERMON 9-26-21 Pentecost 18B Proper 21, St. James OKC
Watch Online: https://fb.watch/8hrNQfb0Qv/ Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22; Psalm 124 ; James 5:13-20; Mark 9:38-50 Stumbling in faith Jesus...
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SERMON Pentecost 11B Proper 14, St. James, Wagoner, OK
1 Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 34:1-8; Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51 Community and Unity Two Sundays ago, we heard about Jesus feeding the...
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SERMON 7/25/21 Pentecost 9B Christ Church, El Reno, OK
2 Kings 4:42-44; Psalm 145:10-19 ; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD How many of you love food, and how many of you love...
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SERMON 7/18/21 Pentecost 8B St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Sand Springs, OK
Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 23; Ephesians 2:11-22; Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 A Call to Prayer “The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to...
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SERMON 7/11/21 Pentecost 7B St. Paul’s Cathedral, OKC, OK
Amos 7:7-15; Psalm 85:8-13; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29 To Tell the Truth In the late 20th century, there was a popular game show...
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SERMON – St Mark’s Perry OK -Pentecost 4B Proper 6-20-21
The Boat: A symbol of the Church Jesus woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and...
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