My first word to you must be thank you. Thank you for giving me the privilege of serving at your altar and preaching from your pulpit. Thank you for welcoming me so warmly as your new Priest Associate. I am delighted to be here and looking forward to discovering the many wa
Do you want to see something strange? Just take a look at the group of us gathered here today. You and I were paralyzed once maybe not in body, but definitely in mind and spirit. One way or another we were trapped by addiction, powerless, immobilized, and stuck, overwhelmed by our obsession.
“We have seen strange things today” [Luke 5:26]. No kidding. The story we’ve just heard is strange from start to finish. It begins with a paralyzed man along with his bed, for heaven’s sake being lowered to Jesus through a hole in the roof. It ends with the man being able to stand up and walk, his sins…
