Thankfulness in difficult times
We had a lovely service this morning that captured both the times we are living in and the special vibe that is Holy Trinity. You can read Joanna’s Homily over… Read More »Thankfulness in difficult times
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Vineyards
“This is it,” we all have thought at one time of another as we surveyed our own fertile hills. “This has all the makings of a stellar success. If I pour all my love and energy into this, the end product can’t help but be awesome, absolutely awesome.” Read more »
Priest-on-Staff Reflections September 2020
As I write this I sit with my tea and chocolate at an outdoor cafe.It’s early morning. The air is pleasingly cool. The city soundsaround me are subdued.Pigeons fly overhead.… Read More »Priest-on-Staff Reflections September 2020
Reflections From The Priest on Staff, August 2020
I write this at the beginning of August, 2020. I’m more than six weeks into my appointment as interim priest on staff at Holy Trinity.
I arrived in the midst of the Covid 19 shutdown to find the worship community meeting on Zoom every Sunday. Sadness at not being able to meet in person was being balanced with delight at being joined by HT diaspora in far flung places.
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What do we do with the King of Kings?
Keith Nunn, Nov 26, 2017.
In case the lectionary readings today didn’t tip you off, this Sunday is called the Reign of Christ. This is the last stop before we start the cycle over with Mary’s story and the infant Jesus.
Co-incidentally, the first sermon I delivered after entering theological education was on the reign of Christ. At that time, I felt a need and pressure to justify my position through scripture. Not so much anymore. However, I do feel a need to maintain the conversation with scripture in general and with the person of Jesus Christ in particular.
Today, in spite of my infamous reputation for jettisoning the lectionary, I have kept all the appointed readings, albeit in abridged form. The straightforward interpretation of these texts probably makes most of us somewhat uncomfortable—I know it does me. I’ll return to them shortly, however.Read More »What do we do with the King of Kings?