Lavender Love
June 11, 2023
Church of the Servant
2nd Sunday after Pentecost Proper 5 - Year A Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon (The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)




Pride Houston Chorus singing “Love Don’t Need a Reason” https://www.facebook.com/nancy.greenwood.773/videos/215547967975595
Sources:
- “The Lavender Song”, 1920 Music by Mischa Spoliansky. English lyrics by Jeremy Lawrence based on the original German lyrics by Kurt Schwabach.
- John Broich, “How the Nazis destroyed the first gay rights movement,” July 4, 2017, The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/how-the-nazis-destroyed-the-first-gay-rights-movement-80354, Accessed: June 8, 2023.
- Terry Gross & Robert Beachy, “Between World Wars, Gay Culture Flourished In Berlin,” December 17, 2014, Fresh Air on NPR. https://www.npr.org/2014/12/17/371424790/between-world-wars-gay-culture-flourished-in-berlin, Accessed: June 8, 2023.
- Charles M. Blow, “Yes, We’re in an L.G.B.T.Q. State of Emergency”, New York Times, June 7, 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/opinion/pride-lgbtq-laws.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare. Accessed June 8, 2023.
The Best Birthday Gift
May 28, 2023
Church of the Servant
Pentecost Sunday - Year A Acts 2:1-21 Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon (The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)




Sources:
- Luke Timothy Johnson, Sacra Pagina: The Acts of the Apostles, Daniel J. Harrington, Editor, The Liturgical Press, (Collegeville, MN: 1992), pp. 45-47.
- My Jewish Learning, https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/shavuot-101/
So We May Be One
May 21, 2023
Church of the Servant
7th Sunday of Easter - Year A John 17:1-11; Acts 1:6-14; 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11 Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon (The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)



Collecting Easter E’s
May 14, 2023
Church of the Servant
6th Sunday of Easter - Year A John 14:15-21; Acts 17:22-31; 1 Peter 3:13-22 Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon (The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)

