Text: Malachi 3:1-4 Almost two-hundred and seventy years ago the world was treated to the debut performance of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, a masterpiece that set words from scripture to music so profoundly that centuries later we are barely able to read the scriptures without hearing the music – so that this past Sunday, … Continue reading Homily: Wednesday, December 9, 2009: Advent Vespers
Sermon: Sunday, December 6, 2009: Second Sunday of Advent
Texts: Malachi 3:1-4 • Luke 1:68-79 • Philippians 1:3-11 • Luke 3:1-6 Earlier this week, a man walked into my office off the street that I’d never seen before and haven’t seen since. My first impression was that he seemed a little disoriented, and then I smelled the alcohol. We sat down in the Lesher … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, December 6, 2009: Second Sunday of Advent