A Song For Our Time
May 24, 2026
Pentecost Sunday – Year A
Acts 2:1-21
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(The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)
Sources: 1) Juliana Kim and Emma Bowman, “The San Diego mosque shooting victims remembered as heroes for protecting children,” NPR National News, May 20, 2026. Accessed May 23, 2026: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/20/nx-s1-5827053/san-diego-mosque-shooting-victims
2) Richard Winton and Paige St. John, “Social media, manifesto of San Diego mosque shooters rooted in white nationalism,” Los Angeles Times, May 20, 2026. Accessed May 23, 2026: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-20/san-diego-attack-manifesto
3) “History of Hymns: ‘Jesus Loves the Little Children,’” Discipleship Ministries, The United Methodist Church, Oct. 20, 2021. Accessed May 23, 2026: https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/articles/history-of-hymns-jesus-loves-the-little-children
The Spirit of Wisdom
June 15, 2025
Trinity Sunday – Year C
John 16:12-15; Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
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Sources:
1 Joseph G. Kovitch, “The Church: Crisis and Opportunity,” Journal for Preachers, Volume
XLVIII Number 4 Pentecost 2025, Editor Jessica Patchett, The Ministry Collaborative, 33-40.
Diverse by Design
June 8, 2025
Pentecost Sunday – Year C
Acts 2:1-21; Genesis 11:1-9
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(The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)
Sources:
1 Robyn Whitaker and Daniel Sihombing, “C226 Pentecost,” By the Well Podcast, Accessed
06/04/2025: https://bythewell.com.au/episodes/c226-pentecost
2 The Rt. Rev. Robert C. Wright, “Diversity,” Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, June 6, 2025.
Accessed 06/06/25: https://episcopalatlanta.org/for-faith/diversity/
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.
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