• Easter 4 – Good Shepherd Sunday
    May 12 2025
    Rev. Dr, Les Martin Easter 4 – Good Shepherd SundayRev. Dr. Les MartinPsalm 23, Revelation 7:9-17, Luke 10:22-29 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.John 10:27 In the Name of the Living God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen The book of Revelation is a kaleidoscope of images that keep changing and changing.…
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    11 mins
  • Easter 3 – Who Can Open the Seals?
    May 5 2025
    Rev. Doug Floyd Easter 3 2025Rev. Doug FloydRevelation 5 John is weeping. He is not simply choked up. He is trembling. He is grieving. He is writhing with the grief of all creation because no one was found worthy to open the scroll. Why weep over a sealed scroll? Joseph Mangina writes, “If the scroll remains locked under its seven seals, there…
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    13 mins
  • Easter 2 – Do Not Be Afraid!
    Apr 28 2025
    Rev. Dr. Les Martin Easter 2 – Do not be afraid!Rev. Dr. Les MartinRevelation 1:17b In the Name of the Living God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. At two years old, our son Isaiah is speaking much more clearly. As a result, our discussions are improving. He is able to articulate his needs in a way that we…
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    18 mins
  • Resurrection Day
    Apr 25 2025
    Rev. Doug Floyd Easter 2022 (Updated from Easter Vigil 2016)Rev. Doug Floyd Back before. Before bombings in Ukraine. The bloodshed in Nigeria. Back before almost 100 million refugees and displaced peoples wandering the earth. Back before 24-hour news cycles. Back before never-ending political ranker. Back before Facebook and emails. Back before business lunches and late-night study sessions. Back before grandchildren, children. Back…
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    14 mins
  • Good Friday
    Apr 25 2025
    Rev. Lindsay Mizell Good Friday 2025Rev. Lindsay Mizell I’m Lindsay Mizell and the pastor at Vineyard Springbrook and since the beginning of Saint Brendan’s, you all have invited us to be part of your Good Friday and we’re grateful for your patience with us when we don’t know your rhythms and customs is kind and gracious. Father Doug and Peter and Ash…
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    11 mins
  • Maundy Thursday
    Apr 23 2025
    Rev. Dr. Les Martin Maundy ThursdayRev. Dr. Les MartinDo you understand what I have done for you?John 13:12b In the Name of the Living God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. In Judaism, during the Passover Seder, there’s a section at the beginning known as The Four Questions. The most famous one being the one asked by the youngest…
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    12 mins
  • Palm Sunday – The Fulfillment
    Apr 21 2025
    Rev. Dr. Les Martin Palm Sunday 2025Rev. Dr. Les MartinLuke 23:1-49 Types and shadows have their ending, for the newer rite is here– Tantum Ergo Sacramentum, St Thomas Aquinas In the Name of the Living God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. It was the week before Passover, and so the Jewish people were making their pilgrimage to Jerusalem. …
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    15 mins
  • Lent 5 – Our Story in Christ
    Apr 12 2025
    Rev. Doug Floyd Lent 5Rev. Doug FloydIsaiah 43, Luke 20:9-19 Last week, Fr. Les exhorted us with the story of the Prodigal Son who wasted his inheritance and the Prodigal Father who pours out his love on both sons without restraint. As it turns out, Christ comes into the far country to pour out His love upon us and present us as…
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    13 mins