Text: Micah 5:2-5a   When you’ve moved as many times as I have – eight times since I left college almost fifteen years ago – you have plenty of occasion to think about the stuff you keep in your house. And when you’ve been to school for as long as I have – long enough … Continue reading Homily: Wednesday, December 23, 2009: Advent Vespers →

Texts: Micah 5:2-5a  •  Luke 1:46b-55 •  Hebrews 10:5-10  •  Luke 1:39-45, (46-55)   Grace and peace be with you all, in the name of our coming Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. My subject for the morning is: the will of God. In this sermon we shall explore the extent to which God’s will is discernable, … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, December 20, 2009: Fourth Sunday of Advent →

Text: Zephaniah 3:14-20   Our third week of Advent vespers, and so our third week in this series I’ve entitled “Promissory Notes.” We’ve been returning each Wednesday night to the Hebrew bible passage from the preceding Sunday to listen more closely to the words of Israel’s prophets that are the foundational texts for how the … Continue reading Homily: Wednesday, December 16, 2009: Advent Vespers →