Episcopal Church Of All Saints, Indianapolis

"The Kingdom of God is like the bindweed vine that grows and multiplies even under the darkness of that really expensive weed barrier you bought so much of at Lowe's and nailed to the ground in your garden, with actual nails, in a final attempt to smother the darn thing." The Rev. Erin Hougland preaches on the fourth Sunday after Pentecost (June 17, 2018) Readings: Ezek. 17:22-24; Ps. 92: 1-4, 11-14; 2 Cor. 5:6-10, 14-17; Mk. 4:26-34 Image: Square Foot Gardening Bed by Wally Hartshorn (https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyhartshorn/), distributed under a CC BY-NC license.

The Rev. Patrick Burke preaches on the Third Sunday after Pentecost (June 10, 2018). Readings: Genesis 3:8-15; Psalm 130; 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35

Fencing and Defencing God's Table by allsaintsindy

"We don't have to understand. We only need to know our God is three persons: God the creator, who, of the love of us and the world, gave the Son. God the Son, the Beloved, who loves the world so much he gave his life and sent the Holy Spirit. God the Holy Spirit, the Love, who resides with us still, so that we might know that we are never alone, that we are accepted, loved, that God never, ever gives up...on us." The Rev. E Suzanne Wille preaches on Trinity Sunday (May 27th, 2018). Readings: Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 29; Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17 Image: Epiphany School, Dorcester (@TheEpiphanySchool)

"I always found an excuse to avoid worship throughout the week, but one Thursday afternoon I ran out of excuses. My homework was finished for the week, a meeting I had ended early, and I found myself outside the doors of the chapel and people were walking in for worship. "'Ok Jesus,' I said to myself, 'I'll go sit in there, but I'm not doing anything.'" The Rev. Erin Hougland preaches on Pentecost (May 20, 2018). Readings: Acts 2:1-21; Ps. 104:25-35, 37; Rom. 8:12-17; Jn 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 Image: "The Holy Spirit" by Lawrence OP (https://www.flickr.com/photos/paullew/), distributed under a CC BY-NC-ND license.

"But God is in our hearts," he said to me, clearly confused, as I am often telling him God is in our hearts. "Yes...God is in our hearts and God is in Heaven. God is in us and all around us," I explained. "Like the Force," he said. "Sure, yeah, like the Force. God is like the Force." The Rev. Erin Hougland preaches on the Feast of the Ascension (May 10, 2018). Readings: Acts 1:1-11; Ps. 47; Eph. 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53 Image: "King Yoda" by Justin Case (https://www.flickr.com/photos/justin_case/), distributed under a CC BY-NC license.

Mr. Patrick Burke preaches on the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Readings: Acts 10:44-48; Psalm 98; 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17

"What we do in here on Sunday cannot be mistaken for the work of tending the garden. What we do here on Sunday morning, or any time of worship, is the work of sabbath." The Rev. Erin Hougland preaches on the Fifth Sunday of Easter (April 29, 2018). Readings: Acts 8:26-40 Ps. 22:24-30 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 Image: Malcolm & Amanda (https://www.flickr.com/photos/plantstoriesproject/), distributed under a CC BY-NC license

"Experience Jesus in the world and help others to see Jesus at work in their lives." Mr. Patrick Burke preaches on the Third Sunday of Easter (April 15, 2018). Readings: Acts 3:12-19; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48

"In that moment of tenderness, Thomas knows that it is true. Not only has death been defeated, but so has vengeance, alienation, betrayal, separation, shame." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the second Sunday of Easter (April 8, 2018). Readings: Acts 4:32-35; Ps. 133; 1 Jn. 1:1-2:2; Jn. 20:19-31

“Not everyone gets it, not everyone wants it, but to those of us who are being saved, it is the power of God, and we who have met the resurrected Jesus are called to be Holy Fools in a world that is deadly serious with injustice, violence, and greed.” The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on The Resurrection of Our Lord, Easter Sunday (April 1, 2018). Readings: Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; John 20:1-18.

"The Cross shows us who God in Jesus is, and the Cross shows us who we are, a mingled yarn, sinners of good intention, but lousy follow-through." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on Good Friday (March 30, 2018). Readings: Is. 52:13-53:12; Ps. 69:1-4, 19-23; Heb, 4:14-16, 5:7-9; Jn. 18:1-19:42

The Rev. Erin Hougland preaches on Maundy Thursday (March 29, 2018). Readings: Exodus 12:1-4, 5-10, 11-14; Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35

"To follow Jesus is to follow him, not just to the healings and miracles of those who have been cast aside. To follow Jesus is to follow him all the way to the cross. To follow him is to lose our lives, to let the seeds of who we are as God’s precious creations, fall into the ground and to be transformed." The Rev. Erin Hougland preaches on the Fifth Sunday of Lent (March 18, 2018). Readings: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-12; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33

"Over time, Red Velvet Jesus became pretty important to me. I started talking to him throughout the day, quick prayers, questions about what to do, sometimes scolding him for getting me into this line of work." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the fourth Sunday of Lent (March 11, 2018). Readings: Num. 21:4-9; Ps. 107:1-3, 17-22; Eph. 2:1-10; John 3:14-21

"For what matters more than what we know is how we love. True solidarity, true friendship, true love is putting our lives on the line for another, *with* one another." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the Third Sunday of Lent (March 4, 2018). Readings: Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22 Image: Mckeyhan Mancini (www.flickr.com/photos/mckeyhan), distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license.

"In the desert, it's just you and your thoughts. There are few comforts; there are many threats... Temptations come, unique to us, attacking our identity. "Who do you think you are?" a sinister voice coils in our ear. "This is how life is, it will never get better," a voice whispers. The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the First Sunday of Lent (February 18, 2018). Readings: Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:1-10; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15 Image: Jeppestown (www.flickr.com/photos/jeppestown), distributed under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

"Have we got action and reflection going on here? Are we responding to what people really need? But also are we praying about why or how we would respond to people's needs. Do we know the mission and purpose out of why we do respond? It takes both action and reflection according to Jesus." Father Tom Honderich preaches on the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (February 4, 2018). Readings: Isaiah 40:21-31; Psalm 147:1-11, 20c; 1 Corinthians 9:16-23; Mark 1:29-39 Image: 23 Images Photography (www.flickr.com/photos/jeffandmeredithpurganan), distributed under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license.

"A modern Christian, I found practices like the laying on of hands beyond the pale, irrational. So I returned to my own private prayer, but I kept one eye open to watch what was going on." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the fourth Sunday after the Epiphany (January 28, 2018). Readings: Deut. 18:15-20; Ps. 111; 1 Cor. 8:1-13; Mk. 1:21-28 Image: AmslerPIX (https://www.flickr.com/photos/amslerpix/), distributed under a CC BY-NC license.

"In this dark time, at any dark time, we have a choice: stare only at the dark, sink into the mire of the awful that we humans do to one another, certain that nothing we do matters. Or we can look to the horizon, see the birds wheeling above, see what's worth saving, and look the Son, who promises us that even now the kingdom is near, and invites us to follow." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the third Sunday after the Epiphany (January 21, 2018). Readings: Jon. 3:1-5, 10; Ps. 62:5-12; 1 Cor. 7:29-31; Mk. 1:14-20 Image: Paul Stewart (https://www.flickr.com/photos/astrostew/), public domain.