Advent 2, 2011

The 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

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Advent 1, 2011

The 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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Christ the King, 2011

The lessons for this Sunday can be found here. The Great List…um…well, what are we do to with this list of things that need attending? (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. Thank you for your patience.) Listen here: Christ the King, 2011

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Proper 28, 2011

The Lessons for this Sunday can be found here.  I worked most closely with Matthew 25: 14-30. We have heard the Parable of the Talents so often about money and gifts that we have grown, perhaps, a little deaf to it.  Let’s listen to it differently today. (There will be a few moments of silence […]

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Proper 26, 2011

The lessons for this Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with Matthew 23:1-12. No titles. Be careful about authority. Yes. Except…we have all of those things. So how are we to live? (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. Thank you for your patience.) Listen here: Proper […]

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Proper 25, 2011

The lessons for this Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with Matthew 22:34-46 A Pharisee asks a smart question and gets a wise answer about the law. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon begins. Thank you for your patience.) Listen here: Proper 25, 2011

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Proper 24, 2011

The Lessons for this week can be found here.  I worked most closely with Exodus 33:12-23. Things have been a little dicey between God and the Israelites.  Now Moses and God are chatting and Moses has some requests.  Things can only get interesting and revealing from here. (There will be a few moments of silence […]

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Proper 22, 2011

The lessons for this Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20. The Ten Commandments: How do we live with them? Why do we have them? The image below was the end product at the end of the sermon. Listen here: Proper 22, 2011

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Proper 20, 2011

The lessons for this Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with Exodus 16:2-15. Having crossed the Red Sea, with Pharoah’s Army behind them, no longer slaves, you’d think that Israel would be having a glass half-full sort of day. Except, they aren’t half-full sort of people. But what if God is more […]

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Proper 19, 2011

The lessons for this Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with Exodus 14: 19-31. We tell stories to explain ourselves to others and to remind ourselves of who we are. Those stories are incredibly important. One of the questions we as Christians need to ask about our stories is how does God […]

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