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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Jan 13, 20217 min read
The Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ
Remember Your Baptism Let me begin my sermon this morning with a brief prologue: I will not be directly addressing the chaotic events...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Dec 28, 202013 min read
The Word of God Among Us
I remember the story of the mother who was ironing while her little son was drawing pictures from the set of art supplies he had gotten...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Dec 21, 20207 min read
The Dream of Coming Home
I'll be home for Christmas You can plan on me Please have snow and mistletoe And presents by the tree Christmas eve will find me Where...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Dec 14, 20205 min read
Celebrating the Future as Memory
I was reading this past week about a fellow priest who was trying to decide whether to move forward in a large capital campaign to build...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Dec 7, 20208 min read
Prepare the Way of the Lord
Every year at this time when all the Christmas music is playing at the stores and we are busy with the shopping schedule of getting ready...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Nov 30, 20207 min read
"Stay in the Race"
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight O, Lord, my strength and my redeemer.” [1] Amen. "I...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Nov 25, 20206 min read
Year A 2020: Last Sunday after Pentecost. Christ the King
When we lived in Augusta in the early 70s, I met my middle school best friend Lisa Williams. We shared everything... all of our...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Nov 16, 20207 min read
The Gold Watch, Not an Easy A
Y’all, I am not a fan of tests or exams. I’ve been out of school for years and I still have nightmares about not being prepared to take a...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Nov 13, 20205 min read
Our young adults have so much more to offer us and our churches than we dare let ourselves imagine.
Dear Beloveds in Christ, This past week as I was scrolling through Facebook on my cellphone, checking all of the usual church-related...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Nov 2, 20207 min read
Our baptism makes us all the saints of God.
“Glory to God, whose power working in us -- can do infinitely more than we could ask or imagine. In the Name of God the Father, God the...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Oct 25, 202014 min read
Which Commandment is the greatest of all?
WHICH COMMANDMENT IS THE GREATEST OF ALL? Chapters 21 & 22 of Matthew's Gospel are full of the confrontation between Jesus and the...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Oct 19, 20208 min read
It's a Trap!
Sunday, October 18th, Proper 24 Matthew 22:15-2 (The Message, Eugene Peterson) May I speak to you in the name of the Father, the Son, and...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Oct 5, 202010 min read
Working in God's Vineyard
WORKING IN GOD’S VINEYARD During the week before Passover in A. D. 30, Jesus entered the city and wanted some fruit from a fig tree, when...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Sep 20, 202010 min read
“BUT many that are first will be last, and the last first.” [Matt. 19:3 01
THOU ART A GRACIOUS AND GENEROUS GOD Both the Old Testament and the Gospel readings for today deal with a paradox: the difference between...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Sep 14, 20206 min read
The Hallmark of a Christian Community – is not vengeance, retaliation, or punishment but forgiveness
“Glory to God whose power working in us can do infinitely more than we could ask or imagine.”[1] In the name of God the Father, God the...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Sep 8, 20209 min read
Maintaining Holiness
MAINTAINING HOLINESS This morning's lessons present us with a continuation of Saint Paul's letter to the Christians at Rome and our...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Aug 31, 20206 min read
Be More Kind
What if we worked on just that ----to be like Jesus -- to Be More Kind wherever we are.
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Aug 24, 202010 min read
Who do you say that I am?
WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM In this Sunday’s Gospel reading we find Jesus and his disciples on a retreat. With all the activity of ministry...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Aug 24, 20205 min read
The grace filled possibility for change...
“Glory to God whose power working in us can do infinitely more than we could ask or imagine.”[1] In the name of God the Father, God the...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Aug 14, 20209 min read
Focus on the Lord
FOCUS: Faith Overcoming Circumstances and Ugly Situations
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