January 22, 2012: And We Are to Follow, Too

Sermon
The Rev. Dr. C. Steven Teague, Rector
First Sunday after the Epiphany

I wish I could say, “Follow me,” or “I need you to do something,” and people would drop their nets and do it. Jesus is able…

January 8: And the Spirit Came Down

Sermon
The Rev. Dr. C. Steven Teague, Rector
First Sunday after the Epiphany

Have you ever walked into a room to realize, “I don’t belong here?” You hope others there would agree. As a hospice chaplain, I had to…

December 11, 2011: One Who’s Not the One

Sermon
The Rev. Dr. C. Steven Teague, Rector
Third Sunday of Advent

Thanks goodness Luke tells a story worthy of a Christmas pageant. Imagine a children’s pageant with no shepherds abiding in fields; no angels lighting up the skies…

December 4, 2011: Looking Back to Move Forward

Sermon
The Rev. Dr. C. Steven Teague, Rector
Second Sunday of Advent

Have you ever met a genuine “died in the wool” New Testament Christian? They can be scary. Years ago captive in an examination chair, my optometrist tells…

November 6, 2011: Foolish or Wise

Sermon
The Rev. Dr. C. Steven Teague, Rector
Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost

You can tell we are getting toward the end of the Church Year. Sunday readings are become dark and ominous: warnings about dumping any false gods you…

October 23, 2011: All You Need is Love

Sermon
The Rev. Dr. C. Steven Teague, Rector
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

High drama and a cheering crowd follow Jesus on his final entrance into Jerusalem. On his way home, he stops by the Temple, causing such a scene…

October 16, 2011: Death and Taxes

Sermon
The Rev. Dr. C. Steven Teague, Rector
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

In this world we can be assured of two things – death and taxes. And when death comes, let’s pray taxes won’t follow us into eternity. If…

October 9, 2011: Truth Bring Consequences

Sermon
The Rev. Dr. C. Steven Teague, Rector
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Call me socially insecure, but I would hate to show up wearing shorts, a Lady Gaga t-shirt and flip flops when everyone else is wearing a…

September 25, 2011: Truth Bring Consequences

Sermon
The Rev. Dr. C. Steven Teague, Rector
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

“It’s been a busy week,” not in Lake Wobegon, as Garrison Keillor would say, but in Jerusalem. Let’s step back and set the stage a bit. On…

September 18, 2011: How Fair Do We Want God to Be?

Sermon
The Rev. Dr. C. Steven Teague, Rector
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

After the service, a parishioner offered his unsolicited feedback to my sermon: “What do you know about running a business anyway? Paying workers that way is not…