Texts: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 * Psalm 15 * James 1:17-27 * Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23   I am looking for the holes / the holes in your jeans / because I want to know / are they worn out in the seat / or are they worn out in the knees. (“Looking for the Holes,” … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, August 30, 2009: Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost →

Texts: Proverbs 9:1-6  •  Psalm 34:9-14  •  Ephesians 5:15-20  •  John 6:51-58   First, a confession. I cheated a little bit. Today is the fourth Sunday in a series of five Sundays where we are reading from the sixth chapter of the gospel of John, which began with Jesus’ feeding of the five thousand with … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, August 16, 2009: Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost →

Texts: 1 Kings 19:4-8  •  Psalm 34:1-8  •  Ephesians 4:25-5:2  •  John 6:35, 41-51   There is a video that’s making its way across the internet faster than anything in recent history. It’s not Susan Boyle’s show-stopper of a performance on Britain’s Got Talent, and it’s not clips from the recent finale of So You … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, August 9, 2009: Tenth Sunday after Pentecost →