Text: Matthew 15:10-28 Have mercy on us, Lord. Amen. As a preacher, I have a professional interest in the practice of preaching. I grew up in a community that prided itself on calling pastors who were strong preachers, and because my dad worked for the church – and I, therefore, often ended up sitting … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, August 17, 2008: Time After Pentecost, Lectionary 20
Message: Practicing What You Preach…
This coming Sunday’s readings speak to God’s absolute impartiality along those lines that we might use to separate ourselves one from another, as well as highlighting the difficulty of practicing what you preach. “Listen and understand,” Jesus says. “It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the … Continue reading Message: Practicing What You Preach…
Sermon: Sunday, August 10, 2008: Time After Pentecost, Lectionary 19
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
By Proclamation 