Texts:   Deuteronomy 30:15-20 and Psalm 1  •   Philemon 1-21  •   Luke 14:25-33 Well, after two weeks of vacation visiting family and friends in Denver and Des Moines, it’s good to be home. But… it was also good to be away! The two week vacation I took during the second half of August was the longest … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, September 5, 2010: Lectionary 23 – Labor Day Weekend →

Texts:  Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23 and Psalm 49:1-12  •  Colossians 3:1-11  •  Luke 12:13-21   It seems like so much longer than four months ago that we gathered outside on the sidewalk in the grey dusk that preceded the Easter Vigil to watch fire dancers light the new fire, then processed indoors to hear once … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, August 1, 2010: Time After Pentecost – Lectionary 18 →

Texts:  Genesis 18:20-32 and Psalm 138  •  Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19)  •  Luke 11:1-13   Yesterday Kerry and I went to the movies with our friends Jonna and Ethan, who are visiting us from the Twin Cities. The thought was to go during the hottest part of the day, to take advantage of the air-conditioning. Apparently … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, July 25, 2010: Time After Pentecost – Lectionary 17 →