Sermons

“Seventy Times Seven” – Proper 15, August 16, 2026 The Rev. Jazzy Bostock The story of Joseph is such a beautiful one. Perhaps you know the story from the musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” There’s something about putting bible stories to music that helps them stick in our heads and our hearts a

“Let Both Grow Together” Of the parables Jesus tells, the one about the weeds growing among the wheat can be especially troubling. In many readers’ opinion, what we would prefer to have happen, at least initially, is what the farm hands are ready to do: pull up the weeds, throw them out, see the world

Anis Mojgani (A-nees Mohj-ga-nee) was born to an African American mother and Iranian father and is the current Oregon Poet Laureate. A two-time National Slam Poetry champion, he performed his poem “Shake the Dust” on January 9, 2010, at the Heavy and Light event at the House of Blues in Orlando. You can look up