The Gospel According to Dolly Parton
August 30, 2026
14th Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 17 Year A
Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28
Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon. the second audio file includes the reading for the day.
Sources:
- Dolly Parton on acting, her role in “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” KATU News Archives from 1982. Youtube Accessed Aug. 29, 2026: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyHH-gGliCA
- The Late, Late Show with Pat Kenny, Ireland, Oct. 4, 2002. Youtube Accessed Aug. 29, 2026: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM0nlE7chJU
- NPR Morning Edition, Aug. 26, 2026 – broadcast about Dolly Parton.
- Brene Brown, “The opposite of belonging,” Wealth4Well video. Accessed Aug. 29, 2026: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoJYe8wbi24
The Grateful Samaritan
October 12, 2025
18th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 23 – Year C
Luke 17:11-19
Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon
(The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)
1 Amy-Jill Levine and Ben Witherington III, “Ten Healed from Leprosy,” The Gospel of Luke,
Cambridge University Press (Cambridge: 2018), 472.
2 Brene Brown, “On Relationship between Joy and Gratitude,” Well Being Series, Earl E.
Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing.
https://youtu.be/2IjSHUc7TXM?si=OG_xebVccU3aF8iW Accessed 10/10/2025.
3 Brother David Steindl-Rast, “Quotes” on Goodreads: Book Reviews, goodreads.com,
accessed 10/11/2025.
The Gift of Authenticity
November 11, 2018
Church of the Servant, Wilmington, NC
Proper 27, Year B
Mark 12:38-44
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Overpowering Shame
October 7, 2018
Church of the Servant, Wilmington, NC
Proper 22, Year B
Mark 10:2-16
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