A Sermon for Independence Day The Very Rev'd Joy Rogers Deuteronomy 10:17–21; Matthew 5:43–48 Church of the Atonement · July 4, 2026 You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven. “When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them wit

Br. Will White In our tradition, the Cross is not simply an event we remember. It is a pattern we are invited to recognize. The crucifixion reveals something essential about both humanity and God. It shows us what violence does—and it shows us what love refuses to stop doing. Many spiritual teachers often remind us that the Cross is not about God demanding suffering, but about God exposing the full reality of human violence and then refusing to answer it in kind. The Cross sh

Lent II – John 3:1-17 March 1, 2026 Church of the Atonement The Rev’d Charles Everson This morning's sermon is a little different than those I normally preach. I want to invite you to sit with me inside the mind of Nicodemus, one of the characters in this morning's gospel, and explore how he might have experienced this encounter with Jesus. ------------------------------ My name is Nicodemus. I am a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin – the council that governs the religio