Texts: Hosea 11:1-11 + Psalm 107:1-9,43 + Colossians 3:1-11 + Luke 12:13-21 Isn’t it a joy to see so many children back in this church? I remember asking the call committee that interviewed me back in 2006, “Imagine that it’s the future, that we’ve been working together to rebuild the church for a few years, … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, August 4, 2013: Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
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Sermon: Sunday, July 28, 2013: Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Texts: Hosea 1:2-10 + Psalm 85 + Colossians 2:6-15 + Luke 11:1-13 Preaching last week on God’s wrath, I named a couple of ways that most of us dodge the discomfort of dealing with divine anger — by defending ourselves as mostly good, or by declaring that most of us (though not all) are good. … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, July 28, 2013: Tenth 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
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