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Archive of Simple Gifts |
December 6, 2022
"Don't Just Do Something, Stand There!"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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November 1, 2022
"Dinner with Sinners"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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October 4, 2022
"Grace Doesn’t Make Sense"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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September 6, 2022
"The Bread of Life"
Dodd Sims, M. D.
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August 2, 2022
"Wisdom Calls To Us"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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July 5, 2022
"Parlez-vous Anglican?"
Dodd Sims, M. D.
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June 7, 2022
"Finding Joy in Monotony"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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May 24, 2022
"And Things Left Undone"
Dodd Sims, M. D.
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May 17, 2022
"Easter is a Thin Place"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
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May 10, 2022
"Easter is Never Done"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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May 3, 2022
"Yearning for Real Answers"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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April 26, 2022
"Recalibrating Our Gauges"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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April 19, 2022
"Encountering God Outside the Beltway"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
April 12, 2022
"It’s Not the Daily Office that Gets You into Heaven"
Dr. Janettarose Greene, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2022
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April 5, 2022
"Two Families – Both Invited to Change"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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March 29, 2022
"What is Your Worth?"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
March 22, 2022
"The Anxiety of Getting Things Done"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
March 15, 2022
"Safe at First"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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March 8, 2022
"Connecting Through Jesus"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
March 1, 2022
"What Do You Want to Be?"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
February 22, 2022
"How Much Does the Soul Weigh?"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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February 15, 2022
"What Can Love Do?"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
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February 8, 2022
"How Many People Have You Blessed?"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
February 1, 2022
"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ivermectin"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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January 25, 2022
"Antidote for Obsessing"
Susan Pritchett Post
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January 18, 2022
"What's to Expect in the New Year?"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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January 11, 2022
"Scary Movie"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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January 4, 2022
"The Work of Christmas Begins"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
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December 28, 2021
"In Tribute: Words of The Most Reverend Desmond Tutu"
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December 21, 2021
"What Does Our Faith Say?"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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December 14, 2021
"The Great Commandment"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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December 7, 2021
"Where is the Hope?"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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November 30, 2021
"Attitude of Gratitude"
The Rev. Matthew Hanisian
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November 23, 2021
"Wallowing in the Waters of Baptism"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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November 16, 2021
"Journeying Together Towards Advent"
The Rev. Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021
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November 9, 2021
"A Life of Abundance"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
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November 2, 2021
"Together, Let's Restore and Reinforce This Holy Habit"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
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October 26, 2021
"We Need Not Fear the Dark"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
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October 19, 2021
"Won't You Be My Neighbor"
The Rev. Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021
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October 12, 2021
"Postcard from Paris"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
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October 5, 2021
"That Person You'll Never See Again"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
September 28, 2021
"Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
September 21, 2021
"Those With Whom We Journey"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
September 14, 2021
"God Promises Us Deliverance"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
September 7, 2021
"We Have Been Called Together"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
August 3, 2021
"Our Bodies are Precious to God"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
July 27, 2021
"Take a Nap - Grab a Snack"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
July 20, 2021
"Through A Glass Darkly"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
July 13, 2021
"The Armor of Light"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
July 6, 2021
"Something That Will Last"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
June 29, 2021
"A Glorious, Decadent Gift"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
June 22, 2021
"Gratitude in All Circumstances"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
June 15, 2021
"A Window into Grace"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
June 8, 2021
"Beauty in the Smallest Things"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
June 1, 2021
"Cicadas and the Joy of Resurrection"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
May 25, 2021
"Our Road to Emmaus"
Keith June
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May 18, 2021
"Going Home"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
May 11, 2021
"Embrace the Joy of Creation"
Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021
click here
May 4, 2021
"A Cheerful Heart is Good Medicine"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
April 27, 2021
"Recognizing Sacred Space"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
April 20, 2021
"My Arm It Is Too Heavy"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
April 13, 2021
"We Do Not Belong to This World"
Beth Hendrix, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
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April 6, 2021
"Mud in Your Eye"
Richard Glassco
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March 30, 2021
"A Week Like and Unlike Any Other"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
March 23, 2021
"The Proper Order: God Loves, and We Respond"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
March 16, 2021
"Lenten Joy"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
March 9, 2021
"Genuine Curiosity"
Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021
click here
March 2, 2021
"Adoration in an Unexpected Place"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
February 23, 2021
"A Different Question for the Season"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
February 16, 2021
"A Call to Remember Love"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
February 9, 2021
"Asking for Help"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
February 2, 2021
"Finding Christian Heroes in our Modern Myths"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
January 26, 2021
"A Kind Act Makes a World of Difference"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
January 19, 2021
"A National Stretch"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here
January 12, 2021
"Journey to New Beginnings"
Beth Hendrix, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
click here
January 5, 2021
"Greet a New Beginning"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
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December 29, 2020
"Joy in This Season"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
December 22, 2020
"Thoughts on a Beloved Christmas Carol: 'O Little Town of Bethlehem'"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here
December 15, 2020
"Grace Comes in Strange Packages"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
December 8, 2020
"How Hope is Renewed"
Beth Hendrix, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
click here
December 1, 2020
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
"Washing Over the Shores of Heaven"
click here
November 24, 2020
"A Prayer of Thanksgiving"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here
November 17, 2020
"A Hope That Lasts"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
November 10, 2020
"God Will Not Let Us Sink"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
November 3, 2020
"Voting in Light of Eternity and God’s Dream for This World"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here
October 27, 2020
"Even in Danger There is Always Hope"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
October 20, 2020
"When Your Prayer List Seems So Long"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
October 13, 2020
"Science and Religion: The Bible Anticipates Wonders Its Authors Cannot Have Imagined"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
October 6, 2020
"When Things Become Clear"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here
September 29, 2020
"Who Merits our Respect and Love?"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
September 22, 2020
"Go Ye into All the World and Preach the Gospel...presumably more than once every eight years"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
September 15, 2020
"Giving the Gift of the Kingdom of God"
The Rev. Deacon Leslie "Fergie" Horvath
Virginia Theological Seminary, Class of 2022
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September 8, 2020
"Take Heart; Do Not Be Afraid"
Sarah Bliss Cowan
Virginia Theological Seminary, Class of 2021
click here
September 1, 2020
"Always Given, Never Earned"
The Rev. J. Randoph Alexander, Rector
click here
August 25, 2020
"Helping to Create the Beloved Community"
Keith June, Senior Warden
click here
August 18, 2020
"A Good Place to Be -- Together on the Boat"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
August 11, 2020
"Everything is Cold to a Toaster"
The Rev. Deacon Sam Sheridan
click here
August 4, 2020
"A Temporary, Necessary, Evil"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
July 28, 2020
"Bringing Joy to God"
The Rev. Deacon Sam Sheridan
click here
July 21, 2020
"Believe It Or Not"
Beth Hendrix, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
click here
July 14, 2020
"In the Midst of Changes and Chances"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
July 7, 2020
"The Body, the Church, and the Power of a Metaphor"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
June 30, 2020
"Dance with Him from the Start"
The Rev. David Crosby
click here
June 23, 2020
"Extraordinary Prayer in Ordinary Time"
The Rev. Dr. Esther Kramer
click here
June 16, 2020
"Are We Really Listening? A Good Place to Start"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
June 9, 2020
"Hoping and Doing -- Leaving a Footprint on History"
The Rev. Dr. Francis H. Wade
click here
June 2, 2020
"Lament -- After All, God Can Take It"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here
May 26, 2020
"Among Us as One Who Serves"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here
May 26, 2020
"Welcome to Simple Gifts"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here
"Don't Just Do Something, Stand There!"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
November 1, 2022
"Dinner with Sinners"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
October 4, 2022
"Grace Doesn’t Make Sense"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
September 6, 2022
"The Bread of Life"
Dodd Sims, M. D.
click here
August 2, 2022
"Wisdom Calls To Us"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
July 5, 2022
"Parlez-vous Anglican?"
Dodd Sims, M. D.
click here
June 7, 2022
"Finding Joy in Monotony"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
May 24, 2022
"And Things Left Undone"
Dodd Sims, M. D.
click here
May 17, 2022
"Easter is a Thin Place"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
May 10, 2022
"Easter is Never Done"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
May 3, 2022
"Yearning for Real Answers"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
April 26, 2022
"Recalibrating Our Gauges"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
April 19, 2022
"Encountering God Outside the Beltway"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
April 12, 2022
"It’s Not the Daily Office that Gets You into Heaven"
Dr. Janettarose Greene, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2022
click here
April 5, 2022
"Two Families – Both Invited to Change"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
March 29, 2022
"What is Your Worth?"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
March 22, 2022
"The Anxiety of Getting Things Done"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
March 15, 2022
"Safe at First"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
March 8, 2022
"Connecting Through Jesus"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
March 1, 2022
"What Do You Want to Be?"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
February 22, 2022
"How Much Does the Soul Weigh?"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
February 15, 2022
"What Can Love Do?"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
February 8, 2022
"How Many People Have You Blessed?"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
February 1, 2022
"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ivermectin"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
January 25, 2022
"Antidote for Obsessing"
Susan Pritchett Post
click here
January 18, 2022
"What's to Expect in the New Year?"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
January 11, 2022
"Scary Movie"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
January 4, 2022
"The Work of Christmas Begins"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
December 28, 2021
"In Tribute: Words of The Most Reverend Desmond Tutu"
click here
December 21, 2021
"What Does Our Faith Say?"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
December 14, 2021
"The Great Commandment"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
December 7, 2021
"Where is the Hope?"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
November 30, 2021
"Attitude of Gratitude"
The Rev. Matthew Hanisian
click here
November 23, 2021
"Wallowing in the Waters of Baptism"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
November 16, 2021
"Journeying Together Towards Advent"
The Rev. Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021
click here
November 9, 2021
"A Life of Abundance"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
November 2, 2021
"Together, Let's Restore and Reinforce This Holy Habit"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
October 26, 2021
"We Need Not Fear the Dark"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
October 19, 2021
"Won't You Be My Neighbor"
The Rev. Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021
click here
October 12, 2021
"Postcard from Paris"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
October 5, 2021
"That Person You'll Never See Again"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
September 28, 2021
"Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
September 21, 2021
"Those With Whom We Journey"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
September 14, 2021
"God Promises Us Deliverance"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
September 7, 2021
"We Have Been Called Together"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
August 3, 2021
"Our Bodies are Precious to God"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
July 27, 2021
"Take a Nap - Grab a Snack"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
July 20, 2021
"Through A Glass Darkly"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
July 13, 2021
"The Armor of Light"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
July 6, 2021
"Something That Will Last"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
June 29, 2021
"A Glorious, Decadent Gift"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
June 22, 2021
"Gratitude in All Circumstances"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
June 15, 2021
"A Window into Grace"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
June 8, 2021
"Beauty in the Smallest Things"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
June 1, 2021
"Cicadas and the Joy of Resurrection"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
May 25, 2021
"Our Road to Emmaus"
Keith June
click here
May 18, 2021
"Going Home"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
May 11, 2021
"Embrace the Joy of Creation"
Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021
click here
May 4, 2021
"A Cheerful Heart is Good Medicine"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
April 27, 2021
"Recognizing Sacred Space"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
April 20, 2021
"My Arm It Is Too Heavy"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
April 13, 2021
"We Do Not Belong to This World"
Beth Hendrix, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
click here
April 6, 2021
"Mud in Your Eye"
Richard Glassco
click here
March 30, 2021
"A Week Like and Unlike Any Other"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
March 23, 2021
"The Proper Order: God Loves, and We Respond"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
March 16, 2021
"Lenten Joy"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
March 9, 2021
"Genuine Curiosity"
Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021
click here
March 2, 2021
"Adoration in an Unexpected Place"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
February 23, 2021
"A Different Question for the Season"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
February 16, 2021
"A Call to Remember Love"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
February 9, 2021
"Asking for Help"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
February 2, 2021
"Finding Christian Heroes in our Modern Myths"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
January 26, 2021
"A Kind Act Makes a World of Difference"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
January 19, 2021
"A National Stretch"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here
January 12, 2021
"Journey to New Beginnings"
Beth Hendrix, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
click here
January 5, 2021
"Greet a New Beginning"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
December 29, 2020
"Joy in This Season"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
December 22, 2020
"Thoughts on a Beloved Christmas Carol: 'O Little Town of Bethlehem'"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here
December 15, 2020
"Grace Comes in Strange Packages"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
December 8, 2020
"How Hope is Renewed"
Beth Hendrix, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
click here
December 1, 2020
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
"Washing Over the Shores of Heaven"
click here
November 24, 2020
"A Prayer of Thanksgiving"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here
November 17, 2020
"A Hope That Lasts"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
November 10, 2020
"God Will Not Let Us Sink"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
November 3, 2020
"Voting in Light of Eternity and God’s Dream for This World"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here
October 27, 2020
"Even in Danger There is Always Hope"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
October 20, 2020
"When Your Prayer List Seems So Long"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
October 13, 2020
"Science and Religion: The Bible Anticipates Wonders Its Authors Cannot Have Imagined"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
October 6, 2020
"When Things Become Clear"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here
September 29, 2020
"Who Merits our Respect and Love?"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here
September 22, 2020
"Go Ye into All the World and Preach the Gospel...presumably more than once every eight years"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here
September 15, 2020
"Giving the Gift of the Kingdom of God"
The Rev. Deacon Leslie "Fergie" Horvath
Virginia Theological Seminary, Class of 2022
click here
September 8, 2020
"Take Heart; Do Not Be Afraid"
Sarah Bliss Cowan
Virginia Theological Seminary, Class of 2021
click here
September 1, 2020
"Always Given, Never Earned"
The Rev. J. Randoph Alexander, Rector
click here
August 25, 2020
"Helping to Create the Beloved Community"
Keith June, Senior Warden
click here
August 18, 2020
"A Good Place to Be -- Together on the Boat"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
August 11, 2020
"Everything is Cold to a Toaster"
The Rev. Deacon Sam Sheridan
click here
August 4, 2020
"A Temporary, Necessary, Evil"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
July 28, 2020
"Bringing Joy to God"
The Rev. Deacon Sam Sheridan
click here
July 21, 2020
"Believe It Or Not"
Beth Hendrix, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
click here
July 14, 2020
"In the Midst of Changes and Chances"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
July 7, 2020
"The Body, the Church, and the Power of a Metaphor"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here
June 30, 2020
"Dance with Him from the Start"
The Rev. David Crosby
click here
June 23, 2020
"Extraordinary Prayer in Ordinary Time"
The Rev. Dr. Esther Kramer
click here
June 16, 2020
"Are We Really Listening? A Good Place to Start"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
June 9, 2020
"Hoping and Doing -- Leaving a Footprint on History"
The Rev. Dr. Francis H. Wade
click here
June 2, 2020
"Lament -- After All, God Can Take It"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here
May 26, 2020
"Among Us as One Who Serves"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here
May 26, 2020
"Welcome to Simple Gifts"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here