Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Dallas

Easter Day - The War Is Over

On Easter Day, Father Casey, in this sermon, explores the power of Easter through the story of Hiru Onada, a Japanese soldier who refused to believe WWII had ended. He urges Christians to embrace the full meaning of the Resurrection—not just as personal salvation, but as a transformative reality that redefines love, peace, and how we live now.
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on Easter Day at the 9:00am Holy Eucharist.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Easter Vigil - Looking for Life Among the Dead

In this sermon at the Great Vigil of Easter, Mother Rebecca explores the resurrection story from Luke’s Gospel, focusing on the rhetorical question, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?” She points out how sometimes we miss this opportunity because we dismiss the source of the news, just as the male disciples did with the news the women proclaimed. She invites us all to reflect on our own search for meaning in lifeless places and calls us to embrace the good news of resurrection and transformation. 
Sermon preached by The Rev. Rebecca Tankersley on The Great Vigil of Easter.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Good Friday - Mercy Over Violence

Father Ted continues his reflection, begun on Palm Sunday, on Christ’s Passion as narrated in Luke and John, examining Jesus' innocence, humanity’s history of scapegoating, and how Christ's death and resurrection broke the cycle of violence.
Sermon preached by The Rev. Ted Clarkson on Good Friday at noon.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Maundy Thursday - Remember What Matters Most

This sermon Father Casey explores the deep human need to remember what truly matters, especially through suffering and forgetfulness. Centered around the Last Supper and Jesus’ final acts, he emphasizes memory, communion, servanthood, and the enduring power of ritual to anchor faith and identity amid a fragmented, forgetful world.
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on Maundy Thursday of Holy Week 2025.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.
 

Holy Wednesday - Two Hearts

Based on today's readings: Isaiah 50:4-9a, Hebrews 12:1-3, John 13:21-32
Judas and John offer us the picture of two hearts: one of betrayal, and one of devotion. This is the tension we live in, and that we must choose to walk in faith, again and again.
Sermon preached by Danielle Shroyer on Wednesday of Holy Week. Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Holy Tuesday - The Gift of Death

Based on today's readings: Psalm 71:1-14, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, John 12:20-36
A grain of wheat falls to the ground and bears much fruit. What if we trusted in the gift and wisdom of death?
Sermon preached by Danielle Shroyer on Tuesday of Holy Week. Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Holy Monday - The Fragrance of God

What does the servant of God smell like? And how can we catch the scent?
Sermon preached by Danielle Shroyer on Monday of Holy Week. Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Palm Sunday - Echoes of Innocence and Injustice

For Palm Sunday, also known as The Passion of Our Lord, Father Ted’s sermon reflects on the 1911 lynching of Commodore Jones in Collin County Texas, drawing powerful parallels to the crucifixion of Jesus. Through historical recounting, theological insight, emotional reflection and a bit of speculative journalism, it explores themes of innocence, mob justice, and the moral failure of authority in both sacred and tragic passion narratives.
Sermon preached by The Rev. Ted Clarkson on Palm Sunday.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.
 

Lent 5 - What was she thinking?

In this sermon, Mtr. Rebecca explores Mary of Bethany’s motivations in anointing Jesus feet with costly perfume.
Sermon preached by The Rev. Rebecca Tankersley on The Fifth Sunday in Lent.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Lent 4 - This is What God is Like

Father Casey explores Rembrandt’s painting The Return of the Prodigal Son and its deep connection to Jesus’ parable, emphasizing the boundless grace and love of God. Casey uses it to challenge common misconceptions about God’s judgment, critiques graceless societal norms, and calls for Christians to embody forgiveness, mercy, and reconciliation - to be more like God is like. He charges us to look deeply into a Gospel inside the Gospels. 
READINGS - FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT
Joshua 5:9-12
Psalm 32
2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on The Fourth Sunday in Lent.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.