Sermons and Teaching – Natalie E. Thomas: Recent Episodes
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You can watch the sermon here on the St. Barnabas’ Falmouth’s YouTube Page At first listen our Old Testament reading sounds like something out of the Marvel comics series. The Israelites are in the wilderness and they are attacked by a mob of poisonous serpents biting their feet – the only way to survive being […]
Sermon on the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A26 September 2020 – You can watch the sermon here. May I speak in the name of God, who is Love. I’d like to start out this morning by trying something new. I’m going to ask Brooke to share a piece of art on our screens. I figure if we’re […]
Sermon on the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A26 September 2020 – You can watch the sermon here. Last Friday, I witnessed something that broke my heart. Will and I were attending a colleague gathering, and he, you, shared about the pain he has been feeling since learning that there would be no charges filed […]
Sermon preached on 06 September 2020 – St. Barnabas’ Famouth, MA available on youtube here May I speak in the name of God who is Love. At first glance, our Gospel for today seems to be a framework for conflict resolution. But if we expand beyond the lectionary to include what comes before, I think […]
On Sunday I attempted to do half the Bible justice during a one-hour lecture on Joshua to Malachi. I’d love to know what your think — please listen and leave comments below. If you’re more of a visual learner, the lecture notes can be found here: Joshua to Malachi – Printed Handout. The […]
Six months ago I moved from Kenya to the U.S. The move has been challenging on many levels, primarily because I’ve been exploring questions of identity: Who am I in this context? & How can I best serve God in this place? These questions that had such clear answers in Kenya. I believe we as the Church are […]
This past Sunday I spent the morning with the community of St. James’ Porter Square in Cambridge, MA. This community has played a formative role in my life as an Episcopalian. I was confirmed as a member of this community and their rector, Holly Antolini, remains a dear confidante and adviser in my life. This […]
January 18th I had the joy of visiting Church of Our Saviour Somerset, a parish that is powerful example of what it means to be authentic Christian community. Their rector, Kate has built a community at Church of Our Saviour committed to learning from one another as they discern what it means to be a disciple of Christ. […]
Today begins a week with my friends at St. Martin’s of the Field in Severna Park, Maryland. I was originally invited to come here for two weeks while their rector was on sabbatical and meet with current leaders to envision how they could develop their individual ministry areas (youth, children, music etc) in a way that builds a transformational community. […]
Last Sunday I was visiting St. Christopher’s Chatham and prepared to preach on the need to act on matters of climate change when I found out we were going to be celebrating the baptist of baby Henry. I made a game-time decision to preach instead on God’s abundance, as exhibited in Exodus 16, and how the […]