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Be Who God Wants
The past several months has been excruciatingly painful. Many of you have had to deal with one sad story or another. You look through...


Collect, Readings & Livestream for July 12, 2020
Today is the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost. Readings for today: Isaiah 55:10-13 Psalm 65: (1-8), 9-14 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13:1-9,18-23...


Take Care Of The Light
Last week I shared with you my excitement and thoughts about the new Spiritual Life Commission theme: BE God’s Light That Shines In The...


Collect, Readings & Livestream for July 5, 2020
Today is the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost. Readings for today: Zechariah 9:9-12 Psalm 145:8-15 Romans 7:15-25a Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30...


Be God's Light...
A few days ago, members of the Spiritual Life Commission (SLC) met to discuss our parish theme for the coming year. The SLC is an...


Collect, Readings & Livestream for June 28, 2020
Today is the Fourth Sunday of Pentecost. The service leaflet for today is here. Readings for today: Jeremiah 28:5-9 Psalm 89:1-4,15-18...


Sanitized History
History has always been a favorite subject of mine. When I was in high school, if I wasn’t talking about English Literature, I would be...


Collect, Readings & Livestream for June 21, 2020
Today is the Third Sunday of Pentecost. The service leaflet for today is here. Readings for today: Jeremiah 20:7-13 Psalm 69: 8-11,...


Father Manny's Sermon for Father's Day
Please take a few minutes to read Father Manny's Sermon for today. Heavenly Father, I surrender to you every aspect of my mind, my will...


Happy Father's Day
This month, the men of Christ Church were invited to send in photos of themselves wearing their favorite hats in celebration of Father's...


I Cringe
Like many of you, I have been wondering about all that is going on in our country. For good reason, I have greatly limited the time I...


Collect, Readings & Livestream for June 14, 2020
Today is the Second Sunday of Pentecost. The service leaflet for today is here. Readings for today: Exodus 19:2-8a Psalm 100 Romans 5:1-8...


Re-Gathering at Christ Church
This coming Sunday - June 14, 2020 - will mark the beginning of our return to worship at our beautiful Christ Church. Over the past...


Outdoor Eucharist - June 14th
In accordance with the guidelines of Howard County and the Diocese of Maryland, we are pleased to announce Christ Church's first outdoor...


Collect, Readings & Livestream for June 7, 2020
Today is Trinity Sunday. The service leaflet for today is here. Readings for today: Genesis 1:1-2:4a Canticle 13 2 Corinthians 13:11-13...


Intellectual Humility
The gift of knowing that you might be wrong - this is a tough one. How can the idea of knowing that we might be wrong be a gift? As many...


Collect, Readings & Livestream for May 31, 2020
Today is Pentecost Sunday. At Christ Church, it is also Youth Sunday. Our youth help deliver the liturgy and lessons of the day, and we...


A Fly In A Margarita
It was first a text message about a sermon I preached on Pentecost Sunday, back in 2004. I honestly don’t remember the words of the...


Collect, Readings & Livestream for May 24, 2020
Today is the Seventh Sunday of Easter. The leaflet for today's service is here. Readings for today: Acts 1:6-14 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11...


Yellow Daffodils
For the past several weeks, I have been hosting Virtual Coffee Hours on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, and on some Sundays after...
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