a sermon on Luke 13: 31-35 In this text, Jesus is warned that Herod wants to kill him, and he seems to tempt fate, by telling his friends that he's not stopping what he's doing and on his way to Jerusalem. It must have frustrated the people who made the dangerous journey to warn him. I think they likely misunderstood his bravado in the face … [Read more...]
Sermons & Musings from Rev. Mary Beene
Rev. Mary Beene has served at Windsor Presbyterian Church since February 2020.
Prior to that she founded a spiritual direction practice Openings: Let the Spirit In in Savannah, GA. She continues her work as a spiritual director as well as pastor, and speaks and leads retreats as she can.
In addition to an M.Div from Boston University School of Theology, Rev. Beene has an M.P. A. in Organizational Development from American University in Washington, DC. She is also trained in spiritual direction by The Shalem Institute in Washington, DC and is a Georgia Certified Civil Mediator. Her special interests include the connection between God’s creation and spirituality, creative prayer practices and spiritual writing and autobiography.
She lives in Windsor with her husband, Eric, and son, Isaac.
An Opportune Time
March 16, 2022
a sermon on Luke 9: 28-43 "I refuse to preach a sad Lent!" I'm not sure that's really a Lenten theme or just a promise to myself. There's so much sadness in the world already, that it seemed more appropriate to preach an active Lent -- a Lent where we do things despite or even to help with the sad things in the world as we turn our attention … [Read more...]
Are You Sure?
February 9, 2022
A sermon monologue on Luke 5: 1-11 Today was not a typical sermon - instead I did a monologue as a person in the boat with Simon when Jesus helped them catch an abundance of fish. Simon was afraid Jesus was there to condemn him, but instead Jesus recruited him - and John and James too. Was there anyone else on those boats who might have been … [Read more...]
Anointed
January 27, 2022
A sermon on Luke 4: 14-21 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free,19 to … [Read more...]
Saving the Best for Last
January 27, 2022
A sermon on John 2: 1-11 So, who doesn’t want to party with Jesus? Two thousand years before we’re all wearing masks and worrying about whether we can take them off long enough to sip a tiny cup of grape juice, Jesus is whooping it up with his disciples in Cana. I can’t wait until we can do that again. Then – the wine runs out. Now … [Read more...]
We Three Kings
January 6, 2022
Have you ever wondered more about the story of the magi (wise people, not necessarily kings) who visited Jesus. Their story is told in the gospel of Matthew, chapter 2. Luke with his stables and shepherds Mary’s Magnificat was all about Jesus as the incarnation to the poor, but Matthew wanted to make sure that those of us who are less poor … [Read more...]
Turning (Magnificat)
December 22, 2021
We wrote a song of praise at Jesus coming into our lives and our world today. For the prayer/song, go to 19:55 in this video! … [Read more...]
Leaping
December 22, 2021
It’s a world out there where people do not always believe us. And, of course, part of that is because we are not always telling the truth – or the full truth anyway. But maybe, what the problem really is – especially when it comes to the Kingdom of God – is that we’re not telling the truth that people really need to hear. We pastors are … [Read more...]
How Do We Encounter the Divine?
December 22, 2021
What if I told you that a destructive event or the end of the world or an invasion of zombies is actually not what “apocalypse” actually means at all when we talk about the Bible. Apocalypse comes from the Greek meaning “revelation.” An apocalypse in the Bible happens whenever God reveals something to humankind – whether it be one, like Elijah on … [Read more...]
Whatever We Ask
October 20, 2021
A monologue sermon on Mark 10: 35-45 St. John came to visit us at church this week as we explored living our life for God. You can experience the whole story here. … [Read more...]
