Sermon: Sunday, January 31, 2010: Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

Texts: Jeremiah 1:4-10  •  Psalm 71:1-6  •  1 Corinthians 13:1-13  •  Luke 4:21-30   To begin, I just want to share that I have some ambivalence about thematic Sunday worship, and by “thematic” I mean Sundays that are designated for lifting up any one issue. For example, this Sunday is “RIC Sunday” or “Reconciling in … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, January 31, 2010: Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

Sermon: Sunday, January 24, 2010: Third Sunday after Epiphany

Texts: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10  •  Psalm 19  •  1 Corinthians 12:12-31a  •  Luke 4:14-21   I want to start by telling you three things about which I am persistently angry. I am angry that people living with mental illness and developmental disabilities cannot expect to live in the same quality of housing, or to … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, January 24, 2010: Third Sunday after Epiphany