Maundy Thursday 2022

Feet, tensions in the Holy Land, questions of power, vulnerability. Listen to what I said: Here are the lessons for tonight: link.

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Betrayal, Holy Wednesday 2018

We do a midweek service on Wednesday which means I get to preach on Holy Wednesday.  This is the day tradition says Judas betrays Jesus. Listen: 

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Palm Sunday 2018

Morsels & Stories: I talked about what I say during the welcome announcements and why. Sermon: Peter denies Jesus three times before the rooster crows twice.  What can we learn from Peter’s history of getting it wrong? The lessons can be found by clicking here. (link) I worked most closely with Mark 14.1-15.47. Listen: 

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Fear and Love, Good Friday 2017

Today Jesus dies a horrible death. Because of us. Our fear, our need for power.     The lessons for today can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Jn 18:1-19:42.     Listen:

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Funny, Tenacious, Kind, Maundy Thursday 2017

How would you describe your Church? Without using family, loving, welcoming, or community.   The lessons can be found by clicking here.  I worked most closely with Jn13:1-17, 31B-35.     Listen:

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A Day for Pain, Good Friday 2016

Today we commemorate Jesus’s death on the cross, an agonizing death on a day full of pain.       The lessons can be found by clicking here.         Listen:

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Ready? Maundy Thursday 2016

We remember a meal which remembered a meal.  Are we ready for what follows?     The lessons for tonight can be found by clicking here.  I worked with Ex 12:1–4, (5–10), 11–14 and Jn 13:1–17, 31b–35.       Listen:  

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Come to Jesus’ Table, Maundy Thursday 2015

This is the day we remember the first eucharist, the first time bread and wine became something more, and every one who was there. The lessons can be found by clicking here.  I worked most closely with John 13:1-17, 31b-35.   Listen:

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