Living Beyond Our Means – The 2020 Annual Parish Meeting
February 6, 2020
“We live beyond our means.” That’s what I said at the annual meeting. It was the thread that ran throughout the meeting and the theme of everything I talked about.…
Read The Rev. Dr. Michael K. Marsh’s Sermons
AN EPISCOPAL PRIEST’S SERMONS, PRAYERS, AND REFLECTIONS ON LIFE, BECOMING HUMAN, AND DISCOVERING OUR DIVINITY
Interrupting the Silence
- Desperate Measures – A Sermon On Mark 9:38-50The unquenchable fire of hell, plucked out eyeballs, amputated limbs, and forced drownings – welcome to the holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. Mark (Mark 9:38-50). What a friend we have in Jesus. A mentor of mine says that sometimes the good news is bad news before it becomes good news. […]
- GOATs, Cleaning Ladies, And Greatness – A Sermon On Mark 9:30-37Are you familiar with the acronym GOAT? G-O-A-T. It means Greatest of All Time. Many trace its origin to the early 1960s and Muhammad Ali saying, “I am the greatest!” and his wife in 1992 creating a business called Greatest of All Time, Inc. (GOAT, Inc.) (source) In the early 2000s rapper LL Cool J […]
- “That’s Just How I Am” – A Sermon On Mark 7:24-37A few weeks ago I was listening to a man who wants to make some changes in and deepen his life. He described some patterns, beliefs, and behaviors in his life that in many ways have served him well but not so much anymore. Now they just seem to get in the way of the […]
- Doers of the Word, A Remedy For Tired Ears – A Sermon On James 1:17-27“My ears are tired.” That’s what our older son, Brandon, said one day. “My ears are tired.” I don’t remember what had happened or if it was my words or someone else’s that had exhausted his ears, but I know exactly what he was talking about. Maybe you do too. Have you ever had tired […]