Sermon

Preached on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Little Rock in memoriam Donald Edward Christian (August 23, 1935 – July 14, 2025). “Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”…

Preached on Sunday, July 13, 2025, the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, at Trinity Cathedral, Little Rock. Jesus asked, “Which was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”  All this talk of neighborliness reminds me of Robert Frost and that famous poem of his, “Mending Wall.” It’s one of his…

Preached on Sunday, June 15, 2025, the First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday, at Trinity Cathedral, Little Rock. From Paul’s letter to the Romans: “We boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into…

Preached on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at First Baptist Church, Little Rock in memoriam Jerry Lonnie Maulden (August 13, 1936–June 5, 2025). “Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58). If we…

Preached on Thursday, May 29, 2025, Ascension Day, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Little Rock. From the book of Acts: “As the apostles were watching, Jesus was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.” Ascension Day is a bit of a whacky thing, isn’t it? This is the day when we remember…

Preached on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Little Rock in memoriam Joseph Gregory Gerard (October 16, 1939–April 29, 2025). “LORD, you have searched me out and known me; you know my sitting down and my rising up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You trace my journeys and my resting-places and are…

Preached on Sunday, May 11, 2025, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Little Rock. Mustering up as much restraint as a preacher can muster, I preach this morning on just one verse of our Psalm––in fact, only half of a verse, and really, only half of a half verse. Here it is:…

Preached on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, the Second Wednesday of Easter, at the Episcopal Collegiate School, Little Rock. First of all, let me say thank you to Father Rob for the invitation to be with you all this morning, especially in these final days of the school year. I graduated from graduate school this time…

Preached on Sunday, April 27, 2025, the Second Sunday of Easter, at Trinity Cathedral, Little Rock. “Jesus said to Thomas, ‘Do not doubt, but believe’” (John 20:29). Every year, the second Sunday of Easter reminds us of one of the deep truths about a life with God: doubt always shows up. Last week, we had…

Preached on Thursday, April 17, 2025, Maundy Thursday, at Trinity Cathedral, Little Rock. From the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians: “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes” (1 Corinthians 11:26). The collect that Danny prayed on our behalf this evening––the…