St. James Episcopal Church - Black Mountain, NC

SERMON | Jan. 19: We Are the Ones

"The God we most deeply want IS the God we actually have."
- The Rev. Dr. Bruce Grob

SERMON | Jan. 5: Home By Another Way

"We are invited in this new year—
to let go of the old ways the world has told us that matter---
Gold Frankincense and Myrrh----Power, Prestige, Possessions
And instead become free to find a new road."
- The Rt. Rev. Porter Taylor

SERMON | Dec. 24: Christmas Eve Service

- The Rev. Judith Whelchel

Sermon | Dec 22: A Drum Solo

"Is it possible that Gabriel first approached other women, who, given the risks, may have said “no” to God’s invitation?"
- The Rev. Dr. Bruce Grob

SERMON | Dec. 15: Digging in for Some Good News

"The threshing fork wasn’t conjured to sort bad people from good people. It wasn’t wielded to threaten judgement, but as a promise of transformation."
- The Rev. Judith Whelchel

SERMON | Dec. 8: Who are prophets?

"Prophets are truth-tellers to a world longing and praying for glimpses of hope."
- The Rev. Dn. Kristi Neal

SERMON | Dec. 1: The Threshold of Hope

"We can stitch, we can shape, we can make the world—one full of hope and love and light."
- The Rev. Mary Catherine Cole

SERMON | Nov. 17: End of the World or A New Beginning?

"This isn't a Gospel reading about destruction. This is a Gospel reading about hope." 
- The Rev. Dn. Kristi Neal

SERMON | Nov. 10: Do you See Me Now?

"There is an invitation here to a radical extravagance."
- The Rev. Dr. Bruce Grob

SERMON | Nov 3: Homily for the Election

The Rev. Judith Whelchel