Speaker: The Rev. Nathan M. Finnin
There are things we do as children, that when I look back on now, don’t make a bit of sense to me. I’m not talking about things that just seem simple now that I’m older, like hide and seek, or a 10 piece puzzle set. I’m ...Speaker: The Rev. Nathan M. Finnin
“You do not know what I am doing, but later you will understand.” It’s funny what you miss when you don’t have cable television. When I was in graduate school, my roommate and I debated whether or not we wanted to get cable. ...Speaker: The Rev. Nathan M. Finnin
Those of us who spend a lot of time in church, have heard the story of the transfiguration so often that we may think of it as a public event. But we do well when we are reminded that, at least according to Mark, the transfiguration was not a ...Speaker: The Rev. Nathan M. Finnin
One of the best descriptions we have of Jesus inviting people to be disciples, and to join him in mission, is found in this morning’s reading from Mark 1:16-18: These verses are where we get one of the most popular images for evangelism: The ...Speaker: The Rev. Nathan M. Finnin
When one goes to seminary to become an Episcopal Priest, one of the courses one takes is a course on preaching. But that doesn’t sound fancy enough for most of us, so somewhere down the line, someone suggested we call it homiletics, ...