The Rev. Kristin Krantz St. James’. Mt. Airy Easter Day April 4, 2021 Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Mark 16:1-8 Alleluia! Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! We have circled back around to another pandemic Easter. But while last year we…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz Lent 5, 3/21/2021 Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 51:1-13 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33 I will put my law within in, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. The image of God…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz Lent 3, March 7, 2021 St. James’, Mt. Airy Exodus 20:1-17, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, John 2:13-22 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Today’s gospel reading is one of only a handful of stories that appear in all…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy Lent 1, 2/21/2021 Genesis 9:8-17 Psalm 25:1-9 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:9-15 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Here we are, back in Lent again. It was of course last year near the start of…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. airy, February 14, 2021 Last Epiphany: 2 Kings 2:1-12, Psalm 50:1-6, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, Mark 9:2-9 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Today is the last Sunday after the Epiphany. Lent begins this Wednesday,…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy Epiphany 2B, 1/17/2021 1 Samuel 3:1-20 Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 John 1:43-51 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. In her book Seeking God, The Way of St. Benedict, author Esther de Waal writes about…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz St. James’, Mt. Airy 1/10/2021 Baptism of Christ Genesis 1:1-5, Psalm 29, Acts 19:1-7, Mark 1:4-11 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. At Jesus’ baptism, the heavens were torn apart and the Spirit descended upon him. Here, right now,…
Nancy Smith, DOV Intern Christmas 2, January 3, 2021 Jeremiah 31:7-14 Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a Matthew 2:13-15,19-23 Psalm 84 or 84:1-8 God be in our mouths and in our speaking. God be in our hearts and in our understanding. We’re coming to the end of the Christmas narrative. In three days, the Church will celebrate The Epiphany – when the wise men…