Texts: 1 Kings 19:9-18  ;  Psalm 85:8-13  ;  Romans 10:5-15  ;  Matthew 14:22-33   Do you remember the old Looney Tune cartoons? I used to watch them as Saturday morning cartoons, but originally they were shown in movie theaters before feature films. The characters have been around almost eighty years, but they’re still familiar to … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, August 10, 2008: Time After Pentecost, Lectionary 19 →

Texts: Isaiah 55:1-5  ;  Psalm 145:8-9,14-21  ;  Romans 9:1-5  ;  Matthew 14:13-21   In the name of Jesus, the bread that satisfies. Amen. About five years ago my parents decided it was time to get healthy. They got a membership to the local YMCA and went on Atkins. In short order they’d both lost a … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, August 3, 2008: Time After Pentecost, Lectionary 18 →

Texts:  1 Kings 3:5-12  ;  Psalm 119:129-136  ;  Romans 8:26-39  ;  Matthew 13:31-33,44-52   Do you spend much time wondering what heaven will be like? I don’t. At least, not in the way I did when I was very young – when I would try and guess what happens after we die based on very … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, July 27, 2008: Time After Pentecost, Lectionary 17 →