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I'm RevMo Crystal Hardin. Wife. Mother. Recovering Attorney. Photographer. Episcopal Priest. Writer. Preacher.

I often don’t know what I believe until I’ve written or preached it, and the preaching craft is one of my greatest joys. In an effort to refine that craft, I post sermons and musings here for public consumption.

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Living Water | A Sermon on Vulnerability and Truth

Mar 12

Mar 12 Living Water | A Sermon on Vulnerability and Truth

Who Told You? | A Sermon about God, the Father

Feb 26

Feb 26 Who Told You? | A Sermon about God, the Father

Pay Attention | God Is Faithful

Jan 15

Jan 15 Pay Attention | God Is Faithful

The Gestalt Switch | A Sermon on Perspective & the Gospel

Jan 1

Jan 1 The Gestalt Switch | A Sermon on Perspective & the Gospel

What Is this World Without a Savior? | A Sermon on the Impossible Come to Pass

Dec 18

Dec 18 What Is this World Without a Savior? | A Sermon on the Impossible Come to Pass

The Pilgrim | A Sermon on Trusting God and Journeying On

Oct 27

Oct 27 The Pilgrim | A Sermon on Trusting God and Journeying On

I Am Telling the Truth, I Am not Lying | A Sermon on Dangerous Truth

Sep 21

Sep 21 I Am Telling the Truth, I Am not Lying | A Sermon on Dangerous Truth

Survival Is Insufficient | A Sermon on Choosing Something More

Sep 5

Sep 5 Survival Is Insufficient | A Sermon on Choosing Something More

For Indeed Our God Is a Consuming Fire | A Sermon on Purification, Christian Community, and Our One God

Aug 21

Aug 21 For Indeed Our God Is a Consuming Fire | A Sermon on Purification, Christian Community, and Our One God

The Suspension of Belief | A Sermon on Belief, Faith, and the Difference Between the Two

Aug 7

Aug 7 The Suspension of Belief | A Sermon on Belief, Faith, and the Difference Between the Two

What Is Your Name? | A Sermon for Juneteenth

Jun 19

Jun 19 What Is Your Name? | A Sermon for Juneteenth

The Grace in Which We Stand | A Sermon on NYC Fire Hydrants, Holy Baptism, & Being OK

Jun 12

Jun 12 The Grace in Which We Stand | A Sermon on NYC Fire Hydrants, Holy Baptism, & Being OK

Blessed Are Those who Wash Their Robes | A Sermon in the Wake of Tragedy

May 29

May 29 Blessed Are Those who Wash Their Robes | A Sermon in the Wake of Tragedy

Only Lovers Sing | A Homily for my Friends Tom & John on Their Wedding Day

May 28

May 28 Only Lovers Sing | A Homily for my Friends Tom & John on Their Wedding Day

Dramatic and Sudden, or Subtle and Slow-Moving | A Sermon on Conversion

May 22

May 22 Dramatic and Sudden, or Subtle and Slow-Moving | A Sermon on Conversion

The Best Jubilee of All Time | A Sermon for the Baptism of my Godson

May 16

May 16 The Best Jubilee of All Time | A Sermon for the Baptism of my Godson

Power, Love, and Hope | A Sermon on Jesus, the Good Shepherd

May 8

May 8 Power, Love, and Hope | A Sermon on Jesus, the Good Shepherd

Good Friday | A Sermon on What It Is Not

Apr 15

Apr 15 Good Friday | A Sermon on What It Is Not

Severance | A Sermon for the Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

Apr 10

Apr 10 Severance | A Sermon for the Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

Every Common Bush, Afire With God

Mar 20

Mar 20 Every Common Bush, Afire With God