Church of the Ascension

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Church of the Ascension

This is the podcast feed for The Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Montgomery, Alabama. Here you will find sermons, studies, morning prayer, special events, and more.

  1. 4D AGO

    The Prodigal Pup

    In our relationships, whether with God or with one another, it’s essential that we focus on celebrating the good, not just condemning the bad. While we may not agree with the choices others make, we are still called to celebrate their return when they turn toward righteousness. Just like I learned to celebrate Banshee’s return, despite her stinky misadventures and no matter how much I disagree with her choice to roll in dead fish, we are invited to celebrate the return of others to the love of God.

    14 min

  2. MAR 24

    Empathy is not a Sin

    Empathy is the gift God gives to us to care for one another. It is the part of the divine that connects us to God and one another. It is the reason Jesus weeps when he feels the pain and sorrow of Martha and Mary after their brother Lazarus dies. It is the story he tells of the Good Samaritan. It is the repentance he calls the Jews to, who are concerned about the Galileans who Pilate has murdered or those who died when the tower of Siloam fell on them. It is the strength he relies on to climb on a cross and die for our sufferings. Empathy is not a sin, nor is it a weakness. Sin divides us from God and one another. Empathy is a divine gift that draws us closer to one another and a strength that draws us closer to God

    10 min

  3. MAR 18

    A Song of True Motherhood

    "God chose to be our mother in all things, and so made the foundation of his work, most humbly and most pure, in the Virgin’s womb. God, the perfect wisdom of all, arrayed himself in this humble place. Christ came in our poor flesh to share a mother’s care. Our mothers bear us for pain and for death; our true mother, Jesus, bears us for joy and endless life. Christ carried us within him in love and travail, until the full time of his passion. And when all was completed and he had carried us so for joy, still all this could not satisfy the power of his wonderful love. All that we owe is redeemed in truly loving God, for the love of Christ works in us; Christ is the one whom we love."

    9 min

  4. MAR 10

    Temptation in Lent

    In the temptation story we read today, the devil shows up and starts tempting Jesus—first with food, then with power, and finally with God himself.  The interesting thing is that these temptations are not about doubt or losing one’s faith but about gaining something.  In that something, they are ideological in nature.

    13 min

  5. MAR 3

    A Shining Light

    Shining that light may not be east—it can be threatening and cause other people to respond with fear. But shining the light of Christ also inspires awe. As people of God, we are called to shine the light of God in this world just as the sun shines upon us. So that by it, we might see and maybe inspire others to see as well.

    11 min

  6. FEB 27

    The Golden Rule

    Perhaps, when we see Jesus’ instructions this morning in anew light, as tools for building community, we can begin to see them as offering us a new way of being—one where we are not taken advantage of but a new way of being in community that calls us to a radical way of love.

    8 min

  7. FEB 18

    Red Rover

    The blessings and woes are not two sides of a game of Red Rover in which one side might win over the other. They are not about dividing us or what will happen to us after we die. They are about how we see one another and how we lift up one another in this life, in act four—the life of the church—the body of Christ.

    11 min

  8. FEB 10

    King Uzziah

    It may seem easier to be a king and have unlimited power, but the temptations are not that different. Just as real ordinary people struggle with their own distractions and idols, so do those with power—maybe even more so—placing their idols before God. The true challenge of following Jesus is about whether we will succumb to our idolatrous cravings be they success or power or control or wealth or security or whatever or will we respond faithfully to God’s call to come and follow him.

    10 min
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    This is the podcast feed for The Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Montgomery, Alabama. Here you will find sermons, studies, morning prayer, special events, and more.

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    • Creator
      Church of the Ascension
    • Years Active
      2021 - 2025
    • Episodes
      201
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