What’s Your One Thing? – A Sermon On Mark 10:17-31
“Do you want to be something or do you want to do something?” That’s the question a friend of mine was asked by his spiritual director many years ago. I wonder what that question brings up for you in...
View ArticleGod Wastes Nothing Of Our Lives – A Funeral Sermon On Romans 8:14-19, 34-35,...
Photo by OC Gonzalez on Unsplash Where to begin? What to say? He was a good man, a crazy friend, a character, an operator, an entrepreneur. He was a story teller, funny, gregarious, outgoing, and...
View ArticleToo Big For Your Britches? Good – A Sermon On Mark 10:35-45
Photo by Felipe Giacometti on Unsplash James and John want to be on top. They want to sit on either side of Jesus in his glory. The other ten disciples are angry about this. I picture them looking at...
View Article“Let Me See Again”– A Sermon On Mark 10:46-52
Healing the Blind Man of Jericho by Unknown Author - Codex Egberti, Fol 31, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons Most of you have heard enough of my preaching that you won’t be surprised when I tell you...
View ArticleHow’s Your Love Life? – A Sermon On Mark 12:28-34
The year my dad was in Viet Nam my mom, sister, and I lived in my mom and dad’s hometown. I was about nine or ten years old. Every few weeks I’d go to Alfie’s Barber Shop for a haircut.…… Read More...
View ArticleAll Things Are Being Made New – A Sermon For All Saints’ Sunday On John 11:32-44
Mary said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” The thing that strikes me about Mary in today’s gospel (John 11:32-44) is that she wants something different from the life she...
View ArticleDo Not Be Alarmed – A Sermon On Mark 13:1-8
Photo by Joseph Chan on Unsplash Do not be alarmed. That’s the first thing I have to say about today’s gospel (Mark 13:1-8). And it’s the same thing Jesus told the disciples. “Do not be alarmed.” Do...
View ArticleAm I Really Who I Say I Am? – A Sermon On John 18:33-37
Photo by freestocks on Unsplash Do you ever feel like you are one person here and another person over there? Do you sometimes change who you are and how you present yourself depending on where you and...
View ArticleThe Days Will Surely Come – A Sermon On Jeremiah 33:14-16
Photo by Simon Wilkes on Unsplash Do you ever feel like your life is out of kilter and you’re a hot mess? Do you ever feel like you’re out of sync with yourself, others, or God? “The days will surely...
View ArticleLooking At The Landscape Of Our Lives – A Sermon On Luke 3:1-6
There’s a particular person in my life I sometimes just don’t want to be with. It’s often uncomfortable and sometimes scary to be together. There are times when I intentionally avoid this person....
View ArticleGreening The Church And Our Lives
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Every year part of our preparation for Christmas is the greening of the church. We set up and decorate the Christmas trees. We hang wreaths and greenery. It involves a...
View ArticleWhat Then Should We Do? – A Sermon On Luke 3:7-18
Photo by Ray Fragapane on Unsplash Today’s gospel (Luke 3:7-18) is the continuation of last week’s gospel (Luke 3:1-6). They are two parts of the same story and I don't think we can fully understand...
View ArticleThe Reversals In Our Lives – A Sermon On Luke 1:39-55
The Visitation by Giotto - Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons Haven’t there been times in your life when a reversal grabbed your attention or captured your heart, and left you wondering, “What is going...
View ArticleTonight It Is Filled – A Christmas Eve Sermon On Luke 2:1-20
When I was kid I loved the “then and there” Christmas story. You know it. It’s the one we just heard from the gospel according to St. Luke (Luke 2:1-20). It begins, “In those days …” and it happened...
View ArticleIt’s Just Us And The Baby – A Christmas Day Sermon On Luke 2:8-20
By unknown artist, according to the template of Angelos Akotantos - Photographer: Petar Milošević, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons Today’s sermon is going to be pretty low key. I think that’s what...
View ArticleGrace Upon Grace – A Sermon On John 1:1-18
Photo by Keighla Exum on Unsplash Pecan pie. That’s what I thought about as I was reading today’s gospel (John 1:1-18) and preparing for this sermon. I thought about pecan pie. I know, it’s a strange...
View ArticleIt Still Matters – A Reflection On The Feast Of The Holy Innocents, Matthew...
Today is the Feast of the Holy Innocents - Matthew 2:13-18 When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem...
View ArticleStanding On The Threshold Eve – Ponderings And A Prayer For 2022
As we move closer to the New Year and that threshold Eve between 2021 and 2022, I’ve been thinking of the Israelites standing at the Eve of their entry into the Promised Land. What do you imagine they...
View ArticleWhat Will You Do With Your Fear In 2022? – A Sermon On Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23
So we’re two days into the new year, what are you thinking about 2022 this morning? Will 2022 be different from and better than 2021? I don’t know but I suspect that’s a question many of us are asking...
View ArticleHouse Blessing With Chalk, Epiphany 2022
The Church has a custom of blessing homes on the Feast of the Epiphany (January 6) and the weeks following. Family and friends gather to ask God’s blessing on their homes and those who live in or visit...
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