This sermon was written and delivered by Faith Bessette at Church of the Beloved, Sunday, November 24. The audio of this sermon can be heard here:Last week when Meaghan asked me to give the sermon today, she said it might be a good spac

Radical Candor

Mar 7th, 2019

Sermon preached at Beloved on February 17, 2019.

How big is your yes?

Mar 7th, 2019

Sermon preached at Church of the Beloved on February 10, 2019

Mercy

Nov 21st, 2018 13m 56s

Sermon preached at Church of the Beloved (and Fall Work that morning) on October 29, 2018.https://strangersbutonce.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Recording-61.wav

The Easy Button

Sep 17th, 2018 13m 56s

Sermon from Church of the Beloved, Sunday, September 16, 2018Readings from Sunday.https://strangersbutonce.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Recording-57.mp3

Love is my shepherd

May 1st, 2018 1m 4s

Faith Bessette graciously accepted my offer to preach and lead evening prayer while I was in Colorado last week – thank you Faith!! Below is her beautiful sermon – I hope you’ll have a listen!https://strangersbutonce.blog/wp-content/uploads/20

Peace: April 15, 2018

Apr 16th, 2018 13m 58s

The sermon from Church of the Beloved, April 15th 2018. The link to the readings can be found here. https://strangersbutonce.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Sermon-April-15-2018.mp3

Love is up to the challenge: Easter 2018

Apr 4th, 2018

Below is a recording of the sermon from Church of the Beloved at the Easter Vigil, Saturday March 31st 2018.https://strangersbutonce.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Recording-49-1.wav

When Silence is Violence: Good Friday

Mar 30th, 2018 29m 34s

Below is an audio recording of the Good Friday service (found here). You can also find the readings for the day online. A written version of the sermon follows. https://strangersbutonce.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Recording-48.mp3When I

Palm Sunday 2018

Mar 27th, 2018

Sermon from Palm Sunday, March 25, 2018. Readings for Palm Sunday can be found here.https://strangersbutonce.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Recording-47.wav

5th Sunday in Lent: Psalm 51

Mar 22nd, 2018 18m 17s

Below is the sermon from Church of the Beloved from last Sunday, March 18th, 2018. The lessons for last Sunday can be seen here.https://strangersbutonce.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sermon-Lent-5-2018.mp3

Fourth Sunday in Lent, 2018

Mar 14th, 2018 14m 9s

https://strangersbutonce.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Sermon-from-310.mp3Last week’s sermon from Church of the Beloved. The audio includes the gospel, but the other readings can be found here:http://www.lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Lent/

skinnamarink

Feb 14th, 2018

For anyone who wants an audio version of the Ash Wednesday liturgy and the sermon below, you can hear it below.https://strangersbutonce.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ash-wednesday-2018.m4aHe’s cute, right?I know I’m biased because he’

First Lent, First Step

Feb 17th, 2016

If it is easier for you to listen to this post instead of reading it, here you go!https://strangersbutonce.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/lent-1.m4aLuke 4:1-13After his baptism, Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and

Lent and the 12 Steps

Feb 12th, 2016

If you’d rather listen to this blog post (a large part of which was my Ash Wednesday Sermon) instead of reading it, you may do so here:https://strangersbutonce.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ash-wendesday-sermon-and-blog.m4aOn Tuesday nigh

Good Friday

Apr 18th, 2014

This is the Good Friday service from the Book of Common prayer. Feel free to just listen, or to follow along and say the responses with the text below. Click on the Scripture passages to be taken to a link with the readings. I’ve broken the pod

God with us

Jan 13th, 2014

It feels like Advent was a decade ago already, but before we stray too far from the holidays I wanted to share with you about the Advent Service that we held in the barn at ECC.Back when I was in North Carolina I worked with a deacon who held

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