As the United States marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this sermon reflects on the stories we tell and the truths we often forget. Through Rebekah’s courageous “yes” and Jesus’ invitation to rest, it explores a freedom rooted not in certainty but in God’s promise....
Throughout scripture, figures like Abraham, Moses, Samuel, and Isaiah answered God's call with three simple words: "Here I am." A consideration of possibilities for which we might be present before God and how Christ might become present in us. The Glimpses of Grace podcast is a ministry of Grace Episcopal...
Looking at Hagar’s exile in the wilderness and Jesus’ difficult words of division, this sermon explores how God’s deeper work of belonging often begins when familiar structures of identity fall apart. Rather than preserving our false unities, God invites us into the abundant communion of the Trinity—a life of relationship...
Whether in the transition between Matthew 9 and 10, or on the road to Bucklebury Ferry without Gandalf, striking out without your mentor is transformational. We are forced to the center of the narrative and asked to assume responsibility for the mission. These moments teach us how to bring our...
Grace Episcopal Outreach Mission SpotlightBonus content on the Glimpses of Grace podcast feed Welcome to the next episode of the Grace Episcopal Outreach Mission Spotlight, a new series on the Glimpses of Grace podcast highlighting community partners supported by the Grace Episcopal Outreach Ministry in Gainesville and Hall County, Georgia....
In this sermon, we explore how Jesus continually makes room for those others overlook, reject, or keep at a distance. From Matthew’s table to a grieving father and a suffering woman, Matthew’s Gospel reveals a Jesus who stops, notices, and restores people to community. As loneliness and division shape so...
The Trinity defies description, but the Spirit surrounds us and shows itself to us when we are authentically present. Sometimes the best you can do is to offer a cold glass of water, and that's enough. The Glimpses of Grace podcast is a ministry of Grace Episcopal Church in Gainesville,...
This week we draw on a story from the Talmud to bring together the Pentecost story in Acts with the "Feast of Weeks," the Jewish festival which celebrates God's gift of the Torah to Israel. The Glimpses of Grace podcast is a ministry of Grace Episcopal Church in Gainesville, Georgia....
Ascension is not a story of departure but of transformation—of Christ moving beyond limits into a deeper, more expansive presence. This sermon explores the paradox of a God who is both lifted beyond us and more fully presence within the fabric of our lives. In a weary world, Ascension becomes...
This sermon considers the human inclination to gravitate towards a location of familiarity. In examining the Holy Spirit through the lens of Paul's teachings to the Athenians in Acts, it questions how our mental confinement of Biblical understanding affects the potential of our relationship with God. The Glimpses of Grace podcast...