Guest Speaker: The Rev. Gary Sturni
You can view the Rev. Gary Sturni’s sermon on our YouTube channel. (We apologize for the missing audio during the first portion of the sermon!)
The Stories We Tell
This sermon discusses the importance of storytelling and the impact of framing stories, emphasizing the need to share personal narratives to foster community and justice.
Faith and Unfaith
This sermon explores the portrayal of Apostle Thomas as a doubter, emphasizing his deep faith, convictions, and questions. It challenges the notion that doubt is the enemy of belief and asserts that doubt is essential for faith to thrive. The message encourages embracing doubt as part of belief and finding support in a community to…
Noli Me Tangere
An Easter sermon about six words Jesus says to Mary Magdalene: "Do not hold on to me."
Humble Triumph
Right now, at this moment of today’s service, we stand halfway between one reading from the Gospel and another. We have already read the story of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. At the end of the service, we will…
Staying In
Jesus, facing his imminent death, welcomes Greeks as a sign of his mission's magnitude. Despite his troubled soul, he embraces suffering for his followers' sake. We, too, need strength to endure challenging but meaningful situations, trusting God's sustaining presence.
The Lighthouse
This sermon explores the significance of John 3:17 and the concept of light and darkness in the Gospel of John. It emphasizes the choice between contributing to the brokenness of the world or participating in its healing. Walking in the light involves inviting God into decisions through awareness, practice, and reflection, leading to lives of…
The Foolishness of God
A sermon about the destructive so-called "wisdom of the world" and the life-giving "foolishness" of God.
Worthiness and Grace
A sermon about perceived unworthiness and how it interferes with our acceptance of the grace and love of God.
Trust This Good News
A sermon about Mark's use of the term "good news" and what it means for our witness as faithful followers of Jesus in the public square.
God’s Providence
A sermon about changing our perspective so we can participate in God's providential movement through Creation.
The Spiral
A sermon about the spiritual life, which we walk, not in a line, but in a spiral.
Ten Years of Thanksgiving
A sermon upon the occasion of our tenth annual meeting together as pastor and parish, including seven memories of thanksgiving.
Tarshish and Nineveh
We spend our lives of faith walking the roads to Tarshish and Nineveh. God beckons us to walk the latter road and helps us turn around when we're walking the former.
A Deep Breath
A sermon about listening for a call from God, using my own story of discernment in conversation with Samuel's call during his restless night on the floor of the temple of the Lord.
Washing with the Holy Spirit
A sermon about several ways we engage with the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Daunting Tasks
The reading we just heard from the Gospel According to Luke is one of my absolute favorite passages in the Gospel. I find the character of Mary so utterly compelling, so much a model for our inspiration. She only shows up a handful of times in the story, so let’s take this opportunity today to talk about Mary and about how her interaction with Gabriel sheds light on our lives…
2023 Christmas Pageant: Part of God’s Story
Yesterday, we had our Christmas Pageant at St. Mark's. We performed an updated version of the pageant I wrote in 2017, and it was a blast! Watch the video if you can.
Guest Speaker: The Rev. Dr. William Carl Thomas
St. Mark’s welcomes a guest this morning: The Rev. Dr. William Carl Thomas.