April 29, 2012: A Real Shepherd for Real Sheep

Sermon
The Rev. Dr. C. Steven Teague, Rector
Fourth Sunday of Easter

What loss has left you with chronic heartache – you know the kind of heartache you feel when you wake up each morning? Separation and loss are…

March 18, 2012: Lifted Up For the World

Sermon
The Rev. Dr. C. Steven Teague, Rector
Fourth Sunday in Lent

Why do you think people come to church these days? Years ago parents and kids attended regularly. Good church habits were formed, even if some feared church…

March 11, 2012: Come On! Give Us a Break!

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

Come on already – give us a break! It’s Lent. We slog around in regret and guilt, confessing sins known and unknown, and we still are…

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…