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 →

Texts:  Isaiah 44:6-8  ;  Psalm 86:11-17  ;  Romans 8:12-25  ;  Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43   Has anyone here been to the Notebaert Nature Museum? I went about a year ago with my family. It’s down by the Lincoln Park Zoo, just north of Fullerton before you get to Lakeshore Drive. One part science museum, one part … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, July 20, 2008: Time After Pentecost, Lectionary 16 →