Sermon: Sunday, February 23, 2014: Seventh Sunday after Epiphany

Texts: Leviticus 19:1-2,9-18  +  Psalm 119:33-40  +  1 Corinthians 3:10-11,16-23  +  Matthew 5:38-48 As books of the bible go, Leviticus has kind of a bad rap, mainly because of its preoccupation with rules and laws.  This is, after all, the book that gave us such gems as: It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, February 23, 2014: Seventh Sunday after Epiphany

Sermon: Tuesday, December 24, 2013: Nativity of Our Lord I — Christmas Eve

Texts: Isaiah 9:2-7  +  Psalm 96  +  Titus 2:11-14  +  Luke 2:1-20 I love traditions, and the holidays are full of them, but they come with a down-side.  They are, by their very nature, predictable.  We love traditions because they happen in a certain way, at a certain time, lending order to a chaotic world. … Continue reading Sermon: Tuesday, December 24, 2013: Nativity of Our Lord I — Christmas Eve

Sermon: Sunday, September 29, 2013: Fourth Sunday in Creation — Cosmos Sunday

Texts:  Proverbs 8:22-31  +  Psalm 148  +  Colossians 1:15-20  +  John 6:41-51 We are all stardust. This is most certainly true. Writing for the famous PBS science series, Nova, Peter Tyson explains, Every single atom in your body — the calcium in your bones, the carbon in your genes, the iron in your blood, the … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, September 29, 2013: Fourth Sunday in Creation — Cosmos Sunday