My Dearly Beloved: Greetings! It has been my greatest pleasure to serve as your pastor and friend. This September will mark my seventh...

Last Sunday was unique. It was fantastic. I was overjoyed with the festive spirit of celebration. Everyone was happy; from the youngest...

The rippling effect of praise. Praise cannot be contained in a box. Praise cannot be held back by the one who has been affected by a...

Last Sunday was Youth Sunday. We had the honor of listening to four of our youth who would be graduating high school this spring and...

Many are the deep pains, disappointments, and hurt that we carry with us. Some of us have carried these pains, disappointments, and hurts...

This past Sunday, I had the honor and privilege to officiate a wedding in Arizona. It was my very first visit to the state and I loved...

I am not exactly sure when I got my first lesson about an eclipse, but I remember that it was such a complicated subject and I simply...

The past week has been incredibly humbling and hopeful. Beginning on Wednesday evening with Tenebrae, Seder Meal and Maundy Thursday...

I had the privilege of concluding our 5-week Wednesday Evenings at Lent program yesterday. This is the concluding part of what I shared...

I had the privilege of concluding our 5-week Wednesday Evenings at Lent program yesterday. This is part one of what I shared yesterday on...

A dear friend of mine shared a story of her new venture - she just started a blog and a podcast. "That’s pretty impressive," I said to...

A couple of years ago, our beloved Christ Church began a partnership program with Oakland Mills High School. The goal of this partnership...

I remember my first experience with magic when a magician held a three-day show in the city where I grew up. I was about 10 years old. It...

Now and then, parishioners will send me email responses about what I said or wrote, or simply send me articles they’ve read and which...

Sometimes we have to read the Bible or have it read to us or, better still, have it explained to us again and again before we can...

Traveling by air comes with the discomfort of experiencing turbulence. Because of the discomfort of turbulence, a friend of mine...

One of the Epiphany stories that I love so much captures the visit of the Three Wise Men who were guided by the star to the baby...

In one of his parables, Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a mustard seed. He said that the Mustard Seed is the smallest of all...

I heard from a friend that Howard County has expanded its compost program, and not only has her neighborhood been included, but she is...

Christmas Eve Rev. Emmanuel Mercer So the shepherds went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. When...