Spring Pruning: A Sermon on John 15:1-8
On the night on which he gave himself up for us, Jesus said to his disciples, “I am the vine, you are the branches.” God my Father and Mother is […]
Commended to God: A Service for Embryos
A few years ago, a couple came to me, because they had to make the difficult decision of what do with the leftover embryos that were created as part of […]
Looking Over My Shoulder
When I was in seminary, and ordination loomed ahead, we, the young soon-to-be-clergy women, often discussed what to wear underneath our cassocks. I guess we were scared. I guess we […]
Friend, Move Up Higher
A sermon on Luke 4:1, 7-14, by Elsa A. Peters I can’t remember which member of the search committee said it. But I definitely remember their words: “Now that you […]
Lawful and Beneficial: An Exploration of Faith and Academic Freedom
As we begin a new semester, and a new school year, after the summer we have had as a country, I am thinking about academic freedom. In 1 Corinthians, Paul […]
Shiphrah, Puah, Grandpa, and Me: After Charlottesville
This sermon on Exodus 1:8–2:10 was preached on August 27, 2017 at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church in Menlo Park, California. _________________ My grandfather, Captain William Eigel, Jr., served in Patton’s […]
Geeks in the Pews: A Review of The Ultimate Quest
One of the fun parts of my ordination process was a summer parish internship. I served at a little church, where I stayed in their apartment and could walk down […]
A Litany Against White Supremacy
As Charlottesville, VA becomes the focal point of white supremacy and those who stand against it, this litany was prepared by myself and Pastor Elizabeth Rawlings for use in worship. […]
The Power of Words
Rev. Molly F. James, PhD Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, CT August 20, 2017, Proper 15A Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32; Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28 May God’s Word be spoken. May God’s Word […]
Firsts: A Response to Showing Up
I was a grown-up — and an ordained grown-up at that — before I really noticed that the line between sheep and goats in Matthew 25 isn’t based on responding […]
