Writings and Sermons
The Lessons for this Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with Psalm 111. How are we to praise God in an assembly of the upright when we know that we often aren’t? And yet we come together every week, as we should. N.B. The quotes are close but not exact. My memory […]
Read MoreThe lessons for this Sunday can be found here.I worked most closely with Jonah 3:1-5, 10. Jonah spent 3 days walking across Ninevah and the whole city repented. Not bad…. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. Thank you for your patience.) Listen: Epiphany 3, 2012
Read MoreThe lessons for this Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with 1 Samuel 3:1-20 and 1 Corinthians 6:12-20. Samuel (and Eli’s sons), Paul, and Martin Luther King Jr. “All things are lawful for me but not all things are beneficial.” Paul is making an ageless point. The pursuit of what is beneficial […]
Read MoreThe Lessons for the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord can be found here. I worked with Genesis 1:1-5 and Mark 1:4-11. It all begins with water: creation, Jesus’s ministry, Christian life. Mostly gratuitous Hebrew and Star Trek references thrown in, both for my own amusement. (There will be a few moments of silence […]
Read MoreThe Lessons for the Feast of the Holy Name can be found here. I worked most closely with Philippians 2:5-11 and the history of God’s name. God’s name was not to be spoken and then Gabriel had a meeting with Mary. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon begins. Thank you […]
Read MoreWe read the lessons for Christmas II. However, Christmas is one of the times my preaching is as much about the season as the lessons. Christmas Presents: giving and opening. How could this be about Jesus? (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon begins. Thank you for your patience.) Listen: Christmas, […]
Read MoreThe Lessons for Advent 4 can be found here. I worked with 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16, Luke 1: 26-38, and Canticle 15 (Luke 1:46-55). The Ark of the Covenant, the Temple, Mary and Jesus. God has had a lot of ways of being with God’s people. And how has that worked? (There will be a […]
Read MoreThe Lessons for Advent 3 can be found here. I worked most closely with John 1:6-8, 19-28. The Pharisees and their friends have a question for John, “Who are you?” It’s a good question. But it’s not what they mean. Fortunately, John has more than one answer. (There will be a few seconds of silence […]
Read MoreThe lessons for Advent 2 can be found here. I worked with Isaiah 40:1-11 and Mark 1:1-8. What do John the Baptist and Isaiah have in common? (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. Thank you for your patience.) Listen here: Advent 2, 2011
Read MoreThe lessons for this Sunday can be found here. I worked with Mark 13:24-37 and the theological meanings of Advent. Advent is (one of) my favorite seasons and it always slips up on us. Perhaps there is something to that? (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon begins. Thank you for […]
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