Sermon: Sunday, June 30, 2013: Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Texts: 2 Kings 2:1-2,6-14 + Psalm 77:1-2,11-20 + Galatians 5:1,13-25 + Luke 9:51-62 I’ve been keeping a close eye on the news, watching and waiting for any changes in the condition of the man President Obama has compared to George Washington, South Africa’s Nelson Mandela. Mandela, as you know, became president of South Africa in … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, June 30, 2013: Sixth Sunday after Pentecost →

Sermon: Sunday, June 16, 2013: Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Texts: 1 Kings 21:1-21a + Psalm 5:1-8 + Galatians 2:15-21 + Luke 7:36-8:3 Not quite two months ago, in the capital city of Bangladesh, an eight-story building collapsed killing over 1,100 people, and injuring an additional 2,500. The building housed a garment factory, one of many in Bangladesh which pays some of the lowest wages … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, June 16, 2013: Fourth Sunday after Pentecost →

Sermon: Sunday, March 17, 2013: Fifth Sunday of Lent

Texts: Isaiah 43:16-21 + Psalm 126 + Philippians 3:4b-14 + John 12:1-8 File it under “weirdest dinner party ever.” The story begins, “six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him.” We’ve all had friends over for … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, March 17, 2013: Fifth Sunday of Lent →