Texts: Amos 5:6-7, 10-15  •  Psalm 90:12-17  •  Hebrews 4:12-16  •  Mark 10:17-31   A couple weeks back I went to see the new remake of the 1980 movie, “Fame.” The opening scene of the film has the camera pulling back from tight focus on a tarnished, light-bulb encrusted version of the iconic cursive logo, … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, October 11, 2009: 19th Sunday after Pentecost →

Texts: Psalm 84:1-4  |  Genesis 1:1,20-28  |  Matthew 21:1-5   Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, October 4, 2009: Francis of Assisi/Blessing of Animals →

Texts: Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29  •  Psalm 19:7-14  •  James 5:13-20  •  Mark 9:38-50   Grace and peace to you, sisters and brothers, who are made holy by baptism, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours, … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, September 27, 2009: Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost →