SR: Touch and Taste and See, Easter 2 2014

Link: Touch and Taste and See, Easter 2 2014 Summary of what I was saying and why: I love this story. At the second service we had an Easter Festival of Readings and Praise, so this was meant to be a brief sermon. Theology: Eucharistic Jesus Count: average Good News: Taste and see that the […]

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SR: Ambiguity if not Doubt, P20/OT25 22Sept13

Link: Ambiguity if not Doubt, 22 Sept 2013 Summary of what I was saying and why: Any honest preacher should tell you that this is and exceptionally tough passage to understand and even tougher to preach. The more work I did to understand it, the less I did. So this is my attempt to approach […]

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Ambiguity if not Doubt, P20/OT25 22-Sept-13

The lessons can be found by clicking here.  I worked most closely with Luke 16:1-13. The Unjust Steward.  A parable that defies any fully satisfactory explanation.  Of all the crazy things Jesus says, this one is really out there. The episode of This American Life that I reference is ‘How I Got Into College.”  You can […]

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SR: Faith, Doubt, and Community

Link:Faith, Doubt, and Community Summary of what I was saying and why: This is always a fun text for me. The perennial question of how unquestioning faith is or should be is one worth revisiting. This year Steve Pankey wrote about what the Greek actually says and I started thinking. There are plenty of people, […]

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Faith, Doubt, and Community: a sermon for Easter 2 4-7-13

The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked with John 20:19-31. Thomas has not-belief. As do we all. This is a fairly interactive sermon. I tried to make sure the mic picked up the gist but there may be parts that are tough to understand. Thank you for your patience. Easter 2, 2013

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