Worship & Sermon Archive

What do you need? That's a question that seems a bit fraught. If I'm the one doing the asking, say when someone comes to the church asking for help...

With the Book of Exodus in our lectionary, it is so appropriate to leave the confines of the sanctuary for the wide open spaces of Riverside Park!

It’s back to school week, a season of new routines, new experiences, and first impressions for many in our community, whether heading to preschool or grad school...

My three months of work on the pastoral team at St. Paull and St. Andrew’s is coming to an end this Sunday, September 3rd.

Think about it: water is a recurrent biblical theme, from the Spirit vibrating over the watery chaos at creation, through the escape of the Israelites from slavery...

I would guess you did pretty good and added on easily with "Joyful, Joyful, we adore Thee," even if you got stuck afterwards.

I have a favor to ask of you, a favor intended to become a blessing for us all.

It’s summer and maybe you’re heading off to find an uncrowded place for vacay. The Jersey Shore? A lake? A national park? 

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It’s been quite a week in news headlines, hasn’t it? The groaning of creation is palpable right now, as is the fear, anxiety and despair...

It’s challenging to have houseguests in NYC. For most of us fortunate enough to have housing, our spaces are small. An extra bedroom? Probably not.

It’s the travel season. Lots of us take advantage of the summertime to visit family and folks elsewhere, host friends or become amateur tour guides for friends visiting...

We return to the lectionary this Sunday with a reading of one of the most terrifying and triggering stories in the Bible -- the Akedah, the binding of Isaac.

Yet isn’t pride one of the Christian tradition’s seven deadly sins? There’s also the biblical proverb that has entered popular discourse (incorrectly)...

In this text, Habakkuk, the prophet, is angry at God. Why hasn’t your justice arrived, Habakkuk complains? 

Have you ever had to pitch a tent? As many of you may know, I struggle with "fun" or "leisurely" outdoor activities. It's mostly my suburban upbringing...

This Sunday, we get to officially welcome Rev. Dr. J. Terry Todd to our pastoral team. He’s not at all new to us. 

So, as you're all probably tired of hearing by now, Amanda and I graduated from Union Theological Seminary last weekend.

On Ascension Day, the risen Christ takes off, leaving the Apostles to figure out what to do with the rest of their lives.

It is hard not to get stuck in hopelessness.  It is hard not to feel stalled by overwhelm.  The enormity of injustice and the numbers of needs...