Sermon: Sunday, August 3, 2014: Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Texts: Genesis 32:22-31 + Psalm 17:1-7,15 + Romans 9:1-5 + Matthew 14:13-21 “What is your name?” “What is your name?” is the question the divine figure asks Jacob at the end of a long night of wrestling by the river. On its own it’s not a very remarkable question. In fact aside from, perhaps, “how … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, August 3, 2014: Eighth Sunday after Pentecost →

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 →