by Steve Hedrick | Jan 9, 2019 | Text Sermons
“The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed...
by Steve Hedrick | Dec 20, 2018 | Text Sermons
Peace. How do you envision peace? For many of us, peace is a term that has had various meanings throughout our lives. For example, for a parent with young children, peace may mean when you are home alone, and the house is clean, and the windows are opened with a cool...
by Steve Hedrick | Sep 13, 2018 | Text Sermons
If you are anything like me, the interaction between Jesus and the Syrophoenician women has probably concerned you. There are phrases Jesus speaks known as the “hard sayings of Jesus.” This is indeed one of them. When we encounter something in the Gospels that is hard...
by Steve Hedrick | Sep 13, 2018 | Episcopal Thrift House, Text Sermons
What kind of person are you? Do you obey the letter of the law no matter what, or do you obey the spirit of the law? Do you use the letter of the law to hurt other people? Do you manipulate the letter of the law to help yourself? This is the question Jesus is dealing...
by Steve Hedrick | Aug 21, 2018 | Text Sermons
Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Mary the Virgin. This feast has been transferred from this past Wednesday. In the Orthodox church it’s called the dormition of the mother of God, and in the Roman Catholic church it’s called the Assumption of Mary. It is widely...
