Sermon

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…

Preached on Sunday, March 9, 2025, the First Sunday in Lent, at Trinity Cathedral, Little Rock. “So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O LORD, have given me” (Deuteronomy 26:10). My friends, welcome to the wilderness. After all, that’s what this season of Lent is about: the season…

Preached on Sunday, February 23, 2025, the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany, at Trinity Cathedral, Little Rock. “Jesus said, ‘Love your enemies’” (Luke 6:27). To love our enemies is the Christian ideal, isn’t it? And to this ideal, we all aspire, prompted by our Lord Himself in His so-called “Sermon on the Plain,” recorded in…

Preached on Sunday, January 26, 2025, the Third Sunday after the Epiphany, at Trinity Cathedral, Little Rock. From the eighth chapter of Nehemiah: “The ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law…Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people…and when he opened it, all the people stood…

Preached on Sunday, January 12, 2025, the First Sunday after the Epiphany, the Baptism of Our Lord, at Trinity Cathedral, Little Rock. “All the people were baptized, and…Jesus also had been baptized” (Luke 3:21). Our celebration of the feast of Christ’s Baptism today takes its place in a long and curious history. This feast day…

Preached on Sunday, January 5, 2025, the Second Sunday after Christmas, at St. Margaret’s Church, Little Rock. Before we get to work, a word of gratitude: thank you, Mary, for inviting me to preach, and thank you all for welcoming me. For those I don’t know, I’m Thomas, and I grew up here at St.…