Reverend Ref +

Former HS football official and current Episcopal priest serving in a big small-town in NE Wyoming trying to figure things out. This blog has evolved into a sermon dump. Can also be found at reverendref@episcodon.net.

Sunday, March 22, 2026

Sermon; Lent 5A; John 11:1-45

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Unbind him and let him go. Lazarus has died. He died four days ago due to some unknown illness. After he died he was wrapped in sheets of...

Sunday, March 15, 2026

Sermon; Lent 4A; John 9:1-41

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There are two times a year when I prefer to use the contemporary version of the Lord's Prayer. The first is in the season of Advent whe...

Sunday, March 08, 2026

Sermon; Lent 3A; John 4:5-42

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Today we have stories of life-giving water. In Exodus we hear the Israelites grumbling about not having water to drink, and in the gospel w...

Sunday, March 01, 2026

Sermon; Lent 2A; Gen. 12:1-4a, John 3:1-17

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Today we have the Call of Abram and Jesus' encounter with Nicodemus, two seemingly unrelated stories. The Call of Abram is pretty strai...

Monday, February 23, 2026

Sermon; Lent 1A; Gen. 3:1-7, Matt. 4:1-11

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On this First Sunday in Lent we are looking at temptation and desire. In our first lesson we have what has become known in Christianity as ...

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Sermon; Ash Wednesday

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Today is Ash Wednesday. The day we fast, pray, confess, and begin whatever discipline we have chosen to adopt. As we begin this solemn sea...

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Sermon; Last Epiphany A; Matt. 17:1-9

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Today is the Last Sunday after the Epiphany. One of the problems with a short Epiphany season like this year is that we don't get as mu...

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