A few words from Father Kemper

Fr. Kemper Anderson
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Weekly homilies delivered at St. James' Episcopal Church in Cedartown, Georgia

Episodes

  1. 6D AGO

    Evangelion!

    Acts 17:22-31 So… I’ve been to the Areopagus, which stands at the base of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece… a few times. So many times, in fact, that I’ve been heard to whine petulantly on a couple of occasions: “What? The Parthenon… again? Some of y’all may know that Philippa’s family is from Greece, and for many years, her […]

    13 min

  2. MAY 3

    Living stones

    1 Peter 2:2-10 When I think of stone, I think of my seminary alma mater, Sewanee, (a.k.a. “the Mothership”) on top of Monteagle in Tennessee. Honey and I try to visit The Mountain each Fall for the Seminary Homecoming and Alumni Lectures, just to soak in the ambiance. Sewanee is a pretty amazing place. Jointly […]

    10 min

  3. APR 26

    I am the gate

    John 10:1-10 Every time I hear this passage from John’s Gospel, it takes me back to my first semester in seminary and my New Testament class with Professor Paul Holloway. In my mind’s eye, I can see the whiteboard, crammed with timelines and bullet points and then, all by itself on one side of the […]

    13 min

  4. APR 19

    How’s your walk?

    Luke 24:13-35 Predictions about “tribulation and the end times” bubble to the surface occasionally on late night radio and in social media, and they all go something like this: the day of judgement is nigh… the faithful shall be saved… the wicked will receive their comeuppance… repent and reject worldly evils NOW, before it’s too late! Sometimes […]

    16 min

  5. MAR 29

    The end of the story is us

    Matthew 27:11-54 Oh, what a difference a week makes in the Biblical narrative of the life and ministry of Jesus Messiah… five days, really. We don’t know exactly how long it was between Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on the back of a colt (Luke)… or a donkey (Mark)… or a colt and a donkey […]

    13 min

  6. MAR 22

    Listen, believe and act

    John 11:1-44 As I studied our Gospel lesson this week, I noticed an interesting parallel with last week’s passage from John about Jesus putting healing mud on the eyes of the blind man near the Pool of Siloam. When his disciples asked him whose sin had led to the man being born blind, Jesus responded, “Neither this […]

    16 min

  7. MAR 15

    Open the eyes of our hearts, Lord

    John 9:1-41 I want you to close your eyes for a minute… and keep them closed. For those of you not physically present in the pews this morning, you’ll just have to imagine… It’s been noted that when we lose one of our senses, the others often become more acute. Sensory compensation, it’s called. With […]

    19 min

  8. MAR 1

    Born again

    John 3:1-17 Poor old Nicodemus. He was a supporter of those who followed the Way of Jesus. Though Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin religious council, instead of piling on with the rest of the Hebrew religious establishment in their efforts to shut Jesus up, he used his influence to help […]

    11 min

  9. FEB 15

    Mountaintop musings

    Matthew 17:1-9 Back when I was younger, I used to run off to the mountains every time I got the chance. I grew up in the Peachtree Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, just down the road from Buckhead (the center of the Universe), in a smallish two-bedroom apartment, with my mother, younger brother and a variety […]

    15 min

  10. FEB 1

    Blessed as much as we can stand

    Matthew 5:1-12 Some of y’all may have read a book written by Robert Fulghum nearly thirty-seven years ago titled: All I really need to know, I learned in kindergarten. The book contains fifty short essays, all hinging on the central thesis or Credo that, “Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate-school mountain, but there in the sand […]

    15 min
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Weekly homilies delivered at St. James' Episcopal Church in Cedartown, Georgia

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