Learning from Our Story
August 9, 2026
11th Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 14 Year A
Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33
Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon. the second audio file includes the reading for the day.
Sources: Rubenstein, David M.. The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians (Gift for
History Buffs). Simon & Schuster, 2019. Kindle edition. Page XI, Location 55, Page XIII, Location 97, Page 139.
Stephen Speaks
May 3, 2026
5th Sunday of Easter – Year A
Acts 7:55-60; John 14:1-14
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(The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)
Advent Hope 2.0
December 7, 2025
2nd Sunday of Advent Year A
Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12
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(The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)
1) Sean Winter, Fran Barber, Robyn Whitaker, “Episode A102 Advent 2: Isaiah 11:1-10 with
Sean Winter,” By the Well Podcast, November 24, 2019. Accessed 12/05/2025:
https://bythewell.com.au/episodes/a102-advent-2-isaiah-111-10-with-sean-winter
2) Robert C. Wright, “Not Optimism,” For Faith: A Weekly devotional from Bishop Rob Wright,
Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, December 5, 2025, Accessed 12/05/2025:
https://episcopalatlanta.org/for-faith/not-optimism/.
3) Fleming Rutledge, “God’s Cut-and-Fill Operation,” Advent: The Once and Future
Coming of Jesus Christ. Eerdmans, 2018, Kindle edition, Page 291, Location 5503
iv Ibid. Page 292, Location 5516.
From the Power of Darkness
April 13, 2025
Palm & Passion Sunday – Year C
Luke 22:14-23:56
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(The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)
Sources:
1 Whitaker, Robyn. 2017, “A Failed Spectacle: The Role of the Crowd in Luke 23.” Biblical
Interpretation 25 (3):399-416. Doi:10.1163/15685152-00253P06. p. 399, 404.
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