Sermon: Sunday, July 21, 2013: Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Texts: Amos 8:1-12 + Psalm 52 + Colossians 1:15-28 + Luke 10:38-42 Here’s a topic you’ve not heard me spend much time on: God’s wrath. So, let’s go there. It doesn’t take an especially close reading of the bible to uncover the fact that God is quite frequently represented as angry. And when God … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, July 21, 2013: Ninth Sunday after Pentecost →

Sermon: Sunday, April 28, 2013: Fifth Sunday ofEaster

Texts: Acts 11:1-18 + Psalm 148 + Revelation 21:1-6 + John 13:31-35 Apostles dream, and then they act. This passage from Acts stirred up some lively debate among the pastors with whom I gather each Tuesday morning to study the scriptures in preparation for preaching. There was some concern that the story is too bizarre, … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, April 28, 2013: Fifth Sunday ofEaster →

Sermon: Tuesday, December 25, 2012: Nativity of Our Lord, Christmas Day

Texts: Isaiah 52:7-10 + Psalm 98 + Hebrews 1:1-12 + John 1:1-14 The Church seems to have its clocks set perennially about four to six weeks ahead. Even as we gather this morning, the world is already moving on from its celebration of Christmas and preparing for New Year’s Eve parties and the start of … Continue reading Sermon: Tuesday, December 25, 2012: Nativity of Our Lord, Christmas Day →