Texts: Exodus 17:1-7 ; Psalm 95 ; Romans 5:1-11 ; John 4:5-42 In the name of Jesus, our guide on the long road from suffering to hope. Amen. Well, I’m starting to feel like if I preach enough Boy Scout Sunday sermons you’re going to have to award me with honorary merit badges. You … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, February 24, 2008: Third Sunday in Lent
Sermon: Sunday, February 17, 2008: Second Sunday in Lent
Texts: Genesis 12:1-4a ; Psalm 121 ; Romans 4:1-5,13-17 ; John 3:1-17 Preached at Ebenezer Lutheran Church (Chicago, IL) on Sunday, February 17 on the occasion of their conversations regarding amending their constitution to allow for calling non-ELCA rostered clergy and extending marriage to same-gender couples. Grace and peace be with you my brothers … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, February 17, 2008: Second Sunday in Lent
Message: All Wet?
In response to the masculine, almost exclusively so, language of traditional Christian worship many pastors and congregations have worked to find images of God that reclaim what’s sometimes called “the sacred feminine” or female images of God. You may have noticed that I will sometimes open our worship “in the name of the Father, and … Continue reading Message: All Wet?
By Proclamation 