Sermon: Sunday, July 7, 2013: Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Texts: 2 Kings 5:1-14 + Psalm 30 + Galatians 6:1-16 + Luke 10:1-11,16-20 When I was in junior high, or sometime very early in high school, the guidance counselor gave us all a vocational aptitude test to get us thinking about what kinds of work each of us might be best suited for. When the … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, July 7, 2013: Seventh Sunday after Pentecost →

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, May 19, 2013: Day of Pentecost

Texts: Acts 2:1-21 + Psalm 104:24-34,35b + Romans 8:14-17 + John 14:8-17,25-27 A little over a week ago, Kerry and I were in Nashville, Tennessee to see my eldest god-daughter, Katie Russell, graduate from seminary at Vanderbilt Divinity School. You can imagine that for a preacher and pastor like myself, there’s a special pride in … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, May 19, 2013: Day of Pentecost →