Episcopal Church Of All Saints, Indianapolis

"'Whenever I am weak, then I am strong.' That is Paul’s conclusion in the passage we hear from his second letter to the Corinthian Church . . . . Though this is a central tenet of Christianity, few of us seek to follow this little way of powerlessness, of allowing our wounds, the thorns in our flesh, to be sites of God’s activity." The Rev'd E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the sixth Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 9 (July 4, 2021). 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10; Psalm 48; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13

"The kingdom of God grows beneath the surface; its timing is a mystery...We do not know the times or seasons of the kingdom, or our participation in it." The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the third Sunday after Pentecost (June 13, 2021). Readings: 1 Sam. 15:34-16:13; Ps. 20; 2 Cor. 5:6-17; Mk. 4:26-34

"If you were a Christian in the first two or three centuries of the church, it is quite likely that you would have, once, or twice, or a few times in your life, been accused of being a cannibal." The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the Feast of Corpus Christi (June 6, 2021). Readings: Deut. 8:2-3; Ps. 116:1, 10-17; 1 Cor. 10:1-4, 16-17; Jn. 6:47-58

"The Great Wall of China, the Grand Canyon, a great work of art, will always be awesome, will always overwhelm you. But they will never stoop to love you." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on Trinity Sunday (May 30, 2021). Readings: Is. 6:1-8; Ps. 29; Rom. 8:12-17; Jn. 3:1-17

"Who God is, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, finally, has been revealed to us. But why is this more than just theological jargon?" The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the Feast of Pentecost (May 23, 2021). Readings: Acts 2:1-21; Ps. 104:25-35, 37; Rom. 8:22-27; Jn. 15:26-27, 16:4b-15

"What better protection than to dwell deeply in the soil of God's law?" The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the seventh Sunday of Easter (May 16, 2021). Readings: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; Ps. 1; 1 Jn. 5:9-13; Jn. 17:6-19 Image: Eider Fernandez (https://www.flickr.com/photos/eiderfernandez/) distributed under a CC BY-NC license.

"The Ascension did not cancel out the Incarnation. God is with us." The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the Feast of the Ascension (May 13, 2021). Readings: Acts 1:1-11; Ps. 47; Eph. 1:15-23; Lk. 24:44-53

"We don't have to earn God's friendship. All Jesus asks is that we abide, dwell, rest, deeply in that love, so that we might bloom from that love into God's likeness." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the sixth Sunday of Easter (May 9, 2021). Readings: Acts 10:44-88; Ps. 98; 1 Jn. 5:1-6; Jn. 15:9-17

"It's a cliche that hurt people hurt people, but it's often true. But the opposite is also true: loved people love people." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the fifth Sunday of Easter (May 2, 2021). Readings: Acts 8:26-40; Ps. 22:24-30; 1 Jn. 4:7-21; Jn. 15:1-8

"It turns out we're all beginners when it comes to love...but thanks be to God...for the Spirit that nudges us in the right direction." Mr. Jason Fortner preaches on the fourth Sunday of Easter (April 25, 2021). Readings: Acts 4:5-12; Ps. 23; 1 Jn. 3:16-24; Jn. 10:11-18

"When we try to end pain or crush sorrow, we find that it arises again. There is another way, a way that holds sorrow and joy together, that doesn't deny the pain but transforms it." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the third Sunday of Easter (April 18, 2021). Readings: Acts 3:12-19; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48 Image: Catherine Todd (https://www.flickr.com/photos/catherinetodd/), distributed under a CC-BY-NC license.

"'Peace be with you,' Jesus says, to those who abandoned them in his greatest hour of need." The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the second Sunday of Easter (April 11, 2021). Readings: Acts 4:32-35; Ps. 133; 1 Jn. 1:1-2:2; Jn. 20:19-31

"Like Mary Magdalene, we've got nothing left but to go sit at a tomb...But it is there that our God works." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on Easter Sunday (April 4, 2021). Acts 10:34-43; Ps. 18:1-2, 14-24; 1 Cor. 15:1-11; Jn. 20:1-18

"Bones. Dry, lifeless bones, everywhere he can see. And the a question: 'Mortal, can these bones live?'" The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches at the Great Vigil of Easter (April 3, 2021). Readings: Gen. 7:1-5, 11-81, 8:6-18, 9:8-13; Ps. 46; Ex. 14:10-31, 15:20-21; Ezek. 37:1-14; Ps. 30.

"The real disease is sin. The risk factor is humanity. The cross is the only cure." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on Good Friday (April 2, 2021). Readings: Is. 52:13-53:12; Ps. 69:104, 19-23; Heb. 10:16-25; Jn. 19:1-37

"We are about to do a great, and terrible, and holy thing." The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on Palm Sunday (March 28, 2021). Readings: Mk. 11:1-11a; Is. 50:4-9a; Ps. 31:9-16; Phil. 2:5-11; Mk. 14:1-15:47

"Scripture is layered with helplessness and hopelessness because life is layered with helplessness and hopelessness." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the fifth Sunday in Lent (March 21, 2021). Readings: Jer. 31:31-34; Ps. 51:1-13; Heb. 5:5-10; Jn. 12:20-33

"The 'course of this world' says when you have sinned, or hurt somebody, or hurt yourself, or not loved another person or yourself like you know that you should, there's no going back, no making it better. When you're damaged you're damaged. When you're dead you're dead." The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the fourth Sunday in Lent (March 14, 2021). Readings: Num. 21:4-9; Ps. 103:1-2, 17-22; Eph. 2:1-10; Jn. 3:14-21

"I know I could benefit from Jesus flipping a few tables in my own heart." Mr. Jason Fortner preaches on the third Sunday in Lent (March 7, 2021). Readings: Ex. 20:1-17; Ps. 19; 1 Cor. 1:18-25; Jn. 2:12-22

"Dare we believe that even now, even here, God's promise stands?" The Rev. Samuel T. Vaught preaches on the second Sunday in Lent (February 28, 2021). Readings: Gen. 17:1-7, 15-16; Ps. 22:22-30; Rom. 4:13-25; Mk. 8:31-38