Sermons

Sermons

Sorted By: The Rev. Nathan M. Finnin

    Apr 7, 2013

    Easter 2 Year C

    Speaker: The Rev. Nathan M. Finnin

    So here we are, once again...“low Sunday,” the Sunday after Easter. The term ostensibly refers to church attendance: presumably, everyone who is not here today and, some of us who are, exhausted their religious energy last week.  ...
      Feb 3, 2013

      The Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany Year C

      Speaker: The Rev. Nathan M. Finnin

      In his book Look Homeward Angel, Thomas Wolfe wrote, “You can’t go home again.” The poet Robert Frost wrote, “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” And this morning, Jesus tried ...
        Nov 25, 2012

        Proper 29, Year B

        Speaker: The Rev. Nathan M. Finnin

        Welcome to the last Sunday of the Christian year – traditionally recognized as the feast of ‘Christ the King’.  As all my church nerds know, next week is Advent -the start of a new Christian year.  But this week we ...
          Aug 12, 2012

          Proper 14 Year B

          Speaker: The Rev. Nathan M. Finnin

          I really need to get in the habit of looking at the lectionary whenever Tim is kind enough to invite me to preach here at Holy Trinity.  My last sermon was on that oh-so-friendly text dealing with the beheading of John the Baptist.  So ...
            Jul 15, 2012

            Proper 10 Year B

            Speaker: The Rev. Nathan M. Finnin

            Our Gospel reading this morning is a gory one. When we think of beheadings, or, at least when I think of beheadings, my mind goes to grainy video clips, of men holding assault rifles, with their faces covered, and somebody kneeling down in front of ...
              Apr 15, 2012

              Easter 2 Year B

              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 ...
                Apr 5, 2012

                Maundy Thursday 2012

                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. ...
                  Feb 19, 2012

                  Last Epiphany Year B

                  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 ...
                    Jan 22, 2012

                    Epiphany 3 Year B

                    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 ...
                      Oct 2, 2011

                      Proper 22 Year A

                      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, ...