Texts: Jeremiah 1:4-10 + Psalm 71:1-6 + Hebrews 12:18-29 + Luke 13:10-17 Do you remember the last day of … whatever? Summer camp. High School. A mission trip. The last day after something intense and formative and life-changing. For three years after seminary I worked on the staff of a summer program down in Atlanta … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, August 25, 2013: Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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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
Sunday, September 16, 2012: Season of Creation — Sky Sunday
Texts: Jeremiah 4:23-28 + Psalm 19:1-6 + Philippians 2:14-18 + Mark 15:33-39 When I was four years old my parents put a quarter-sized violin under my chin and started taking me to Suzuki lessons once a week. In an instant, a star was born. Anyone who’s taken Suzuki instrumental lessons knows that once or … Continue reading Sunday, September 16, 2012: Season of Creation — Sky Sunday
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