Texts: Isaiah 49:8-16a • Psalm 131 • 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 • Matthew 6:24-34 Just after New Year’s, during that season of resolution making and breaking, I stumbled upon a nifty new online tool for keeping track of my finances. For years I’d been using Microsoft’s Money software, then I’d kind of fallen out of the … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, February 27, 2011: Eighth Sunday after Epiphany
Month: February 2011
Money, Moloch and the Tyranny of Production
In his 1975 classic, Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life, Henri Nouwen describes the painfully ironic gap between the images of happiness and prosperity used in advertisements for consumer goods and the lifestyle that is required in order to pursue those goods. He writes, “Sitting in the subway, I am surrounded by … Continue reading Money, Moloch and the Tyranny of Production
Sermon: Sunday, February 20, 2011: Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
Texts: Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 • Psalm 119:33-40 • 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23 • Matthew 5:38-48 Preached at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (Oak Park, IL) at the beginning of their 75th anniversary celebrations as they prepared for congregational conversations about their core value of diversity. Grace and peace be with you, sisters and brothers, in the … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, February 20, 2011: Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
By Proclamation 