Canon Lee Hill, the Diocese of Virginia's Canon for Racial Justice and Healing, as part of our Preacher/Teacher Series.

"Being seen - to be really known, recognized and understood - is something we all crave."

"These are no small promises. And their order is intentional, they build on one another... it is no wonder that we cannot live into these promises on our own. Baptism calls us into relationship with God and with one another."

Christmas Eve sermon

"We're called to follow the brightest star, the true light, like the Wise Men did. To orient our hearts towards what it is true and right and righteous and in so doing we might be called to stand up and protect ourselves and others from injusti...

The first Sunday after Christmas Day

"Because God, the light, always comes looking for us. Emmanuel - God is with us - is a promise that no matter what happened, God would be with God's people. Even when, especially when, we forget to look."

"This is often where doubt begins for us as well isn't it? Something happens and we believe God would act in a certain way at a certain time, and when that doesn't happen, we're disappointed. And we doubt. We doubt what we believe to be true ab...

Sunday's service experienced technical difficulties with the audio equipment. The sermon begins about halfway through. 

Advent I

"Because of his great resurrection, not his death... we know will be accepted into life eternal. That is the promise of Christ the King. Not death, but life."

"Isn't that a beautiful image? All of us, those who came before us, we ourselves, and those to come, do and will continue to live in God's heart."

"The early church called everyone who had faith in Jesus a saint. And so today's celebration is not just about those christians whose names have been added to a calendar, it's for all of the faithful in every generation, past, present , and yet...

"In other words, this parable is for everybody...this is the lesson we need when we are tempted to believe that we are better, that we are favored, that we are good in a way that others are not."

"The all too familiar tension between the powerful and the powerless... is where Jesus shows us the true nature of God - by showing us what God is not." 

Guest Preacher. President & CEO of Episcopal Relief & Development

"When we have built our self worth and relationship to God around things we do as opposed to what god has done for us... this can lead us to a very dark place indeed." 

"The purchase of a field isn’t about practicality. It isn’t about sound financial judgment. The purchase is about hope. Reckless, optimistic hope."

"Lament is grief expressed. Sometimes it is at or to God, sometimes it is about the world and its injustices. Lamenting a loss or a grievance can be a powerful tool for mending a broken heart... Our God is big enough to handle our grief, especi...

"You don't have to be 'out there' to be lost. Lost-ness is part of a life of faith. It happens to everyone."

"Jesus wants us to know that discipleship is hard, that it has a cost. But, importantly, discipleship is available to EVERYONE."