Sermon: Sunday, November 24, 2013: Reign of Christ

Texts: Jeremiah 23:1-6  +  Psalm 46  +  Colossians 1:11-20  +  Luke 23:33-43 My sister was six years old when my family adopted her from Thailand. For six years she’d eaten Thai food, watched Thai television, played with Thai children, and — most importantly — spoken Thai. Imagine yourself at age six: how much you’d already … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, November 24, 2013: Reign of Christ

Sermon: Sunday, June 23, 2013: Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Texts: 1 Kings 19:1-15a  +  Psalms 42 & 43  +  Galatians 3:23-29  +  Luke 8:26-39 Throughout the summer we’ve been enrolled in what I’ve been calling “A School for Prophets,” following the stories from Hebrew scripture of the prophets of Israel.  Within this series, for the last few weeks, we’ve been focusing specifically on the … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, June 23, 2013: Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Sermon: Sunday, May 5, 2013: Sixth Sunday in Easter

Texts: Acts 16:9-15  +  Psalm 67  +  Revelation 21:10,22 -- 22:5  +  John 14:23-29 Apostles act, and it’s generally not in the temple, but out in the world. You know I’m not one of those preachers who begins every sermon with a joke, but I’ve got one for you this morning that some of you … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, May 5, 2013: Sixth Sunday in Easter