Grace Pritchard Burson

The child in the rubble and John the Baptist

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All Saints by the Lake Advent II, Year B December 10, 2023 Munther Isaac is the pastor of Christmas Lutheran Church, in Bethlehem, in the West Bank. Last Sunday, he posted a remarkable picture to his congregation’s Facebook account – the picture you can see in the slide accompanying this sermon. It shows this year’s Christmas crèche at Christmas Lutheran:… View Post

“On call” for Christ

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All Saints by the Lake Advent I, Year B December 3, 2023 [Robin Stuchbery, son of Ben (Incumbent in St.-Agathe and Arundel) and his wife Erica, who very politely waited to be born last December 18 until his parents’ doula had finished directing the Christmas pageant] It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and… View Post

Christ’s power, our power

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All Saints by the Lake Reign of Christ, Year A November 26, 2023 This is the sixth Reign of Christ Sunday that I’ve been at All Saints’ (although I haven’t preached every one of those, thanks to our excellent team of Lay Readers). If you’ve been taking notes on the sermons I have preached, though, you’ll have gathered that I’m… View Post

Life now, life then

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All Saints by the Lake Proper 32, Year A November 12, 2023 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air; and so we will be with the Lord forever.  If you’re at all familiar with the “Left Behind” series or any of the… View Post

Two Great Commandments

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All Saints by the Lake Proper 30, Year A October 29, 2023 Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first and the great commandment. The second is like it: Love your… View Post