Texts: Acts 16:9-15  •  Psalm 67  •  Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5  •  John 14:23-29 We all enter the world in pretty much the same way, surrounded by water and pushed through a birth canal, which means – among other things- that we all have at least one thing in common: we all have a mother. However, … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, May 9, 2010 →

Texts: Acts 9:1-6, (7-20)  •  Psalm 30  •  Revelation 5:11-14  •  John 21:1-19   If you were here for the Easter Vigil, you’re recall that right before the Litany of the Saints I announced to the congregation that we’d forgotten to do the asperges – the thanksgiving for baptism that involves casting drops of baptismal … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, April 18, 2010: Third Sunday of Easter →

Texts:  Isaiah 65:17-25  •  Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24  •  Acts 10:34-43  •  Luke 24:1-12   Forty-two years ago today, Chicago exploded. I was still five years away from being born, so if you’re my age or younger then you learned about this explosion the same way I did, through history books. But some of you were … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, April 4, 2010: Easter Day →