Peter’s struggle to understand Jesus’ mission reflects our own tendency to seek glory without suffering, yet the Transfiguration and the cross reveal that true glory...
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Bishop Holcomb
Holy Cross Day: Glory Through Suffering
9/11/25 • Bishop Holcomb
St. Augustine and Grace Through the Centuries
8/12/25 • Bishop HolcombGrace is the central theme of the Christian faith, powerfully proclaimed through the lives and teachings of Augustine, Calvin, Ryle and Spurgeon, each emphasizing God’s...
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The Voice That Changes Everything
7/10/25 • Bishop HolcombThis article explores the transformative power of Jesus’ words, highlighting four Gospel moments where His voice offers rest, grace, hope and peace to the weary,...
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From Pentecost Forward: Gospel, Church, Mission
6/4/25 • Bishop HolcombThis article explores how the Holy Spirit empowers Jesus’ followers to bear witness to the gospel, enabling its spread from Jerusalem to the ends of...
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How Are We to Be ‘More Than Conquerors’?
5/21/25 • Bishop HolcombBecause of Jesus’ resurrection and victory over death, Christians are empowered to endure suffering and overcome trials through their union with Christ, who has already...
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2025 Easter Sermon
4/24/25 • Bishop Holcomb“Because Jesus is alive, all sad things one day will be made untrue. The resurrection doesn’t just heal wounds, it overturns and rolls back the...
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What Does Jesus’ Resurrection Have to Do With Me?
4/16/25 • Bishop HolcombBishop Holcomb explores how Christ’s death and resurrection address both our guilt as sinners and our suffering as victims, offering forgiveness, freedom and restored relationship...
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Psalm 51 and Ash Wednesday: A Reflection
2/27/25 • Bishop HolcombBishop Holcomb explains that Lent is a season not of self-improvement but of repentance and returning to a merciful God, exemplified in Psalm 51 where...
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The Creepy, Mysterious and Interesting History of St. Valentine’s Day
2/10/25 • Bishop HolcombBishop Holcomb unpacks the truth behind this popular holiday. Valentine’s Day, widely embraced in American culture, has murky origins blending pagan Roman fertility rituals, early...
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2025 Diocesan Convention Address
2/8/25 • Bishop Holcomb“The Church is a miracle — a creation of the gospel, for the proclamation of the gospel.” In his 2025 Convention Address, the Rt. Rev....
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2025 Diocesan Convention Sermon
2/8/25 • Bishop Holcomb“Whoever I am, Thou knowest, O God, I am Thine.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer On the Eve of the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul,...
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Epiphany: Light for the Nations
1/6/25 • Bishop HolcombBishop Holcomb reminds us that Epiphany is a season that celebrates the revealing of God’s love and light to the whole world through Jesus Christ,...
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