Text: Luke 12:13–21   Early last week my dad forwarded me a New York Times article about American composer Elliott Carter in which he apologizes for “a half century of wasted time.” The Times called Carter “the greatest living practitioner of his craft,” his craft being a style of modern classical music known for its … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, August 5, 2007. Tenth Sunday after Pentecost. →

Text: Luke 11:1–13   Grace and peace be with you my sisters and brothers in the name of our God, who forgives all our sins, whose mercy endures forever. Amen. Listen again to Abraham negotiating with God as they discuss the fate of the city of Sodom. Abraham asks, “will you indeed sweep away the … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, July 29, 2007. Ninth Sunday after Pentecost. →

Text: Luke 10:38–42 There is one thing I want to clear out of the way before going too far into the gospel text for this morning, which is to say that this story from the life of Jesus does not present us with a false option between “being busy” like Martha or “being still” like … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, July 22, 2007. Eighth Sunday after Pentecost. →