The Lessons Appointed for Use on the Sunday closest to October 19 Year A Proper 24 RCL The Collect Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith…
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Words from the Briarpatch: Gospel preaching to comfort the troubled and trouble the comfortable.
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Love that Fulfills the Law
Love that Fulfills the LawBy +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC Proper 18 Year AExodus 12:1-14 Psalm 149 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20 When we hear these readings together, we’re drawn into the very heart of what it means to belong to God and to one another. Exodus takes us back to the…
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Walking Out onto the Stormy Waters
Sunday closest to August 10Proper 14Year ARCL Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45bRomans 10:5-15Matthew 14:22-33 Walking Out onto the Stormy Waters By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC We spend so much of our time looking for calm seas, steady ground, and predictable pathways. We naturally want to protect ourselves, our families,…
The Rest We Cannot Earn
Sunday Closest to July 6Proper 9Year ARCL Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67Psalm 45: 11-18Romans 7:15-25aMatthew 11:16-19, 25-30 The Rest We Cannot Earn By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC Every single one of us knows what it feels like to be completely exhausted from the inside out. I am not just talking about…
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The God Who Draws Us Into Love
Genesis 1:1-2:4aPsalm 82 Corinthians 13:11-13Matthew 28:16-20 The Sunday after Pentecost, which we often celebrate as Trinity Sunday, can feel a little intimidating. Over the centuries, theologians have filled libraries trying to explain how God can be Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three persons and yet one God. Those reflections have…
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Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany: The Flavor of Justice and the Light of Mercy
February 8, 2026The Fifth Sunday after the EpiphanyRevised Common Lectionary The Collect of the Day Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who…
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Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany: The Foolish Light of God
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany: “The Foolish Light of God”Micah 6:1–8 • Psalm 15 • 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 • Matthew 5:1–12 By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC The Collect: Almighty and everlasting God, you govern all things both in heaven and on earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of your people, and…