Rushing, Creating, Sending Pentecost 2022

June 5, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Pentecost is hard to preach because what I don’t want to do is take the overwhelmingness of the Holy Spirit and shrink her into my sermon. Instead, I hope that what I preach orients us all (including me!) to the ongoing work of God the Holy Spirit around and through us. I worked most closely […]

Sighs and Groans, Pentecost 2021

May 26, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Pentecost is my ordination anniversary (sort of–by calendar date it could also be the Feast of the Visitation). I love this story of the Spirit calling, bustling, sending the disciples out of their comfort zone. But that was not the aspect of the Holy Spirit’s work I’ve turned to most often lately. I worked most […]

Scarred by Love, Pentecost 2020

May 31, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Jesus comes to his disciples and shows them his scars. Which isn’t our normal greeting. What do we learn from Jesus’s actions? I worked most closely with John 20.19-23 (link).

A Promise Whispered, Pentecost 2017

June 4, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Morsels & Stories: I talked about Proverbs 8 and Wisdom. Sermon: Sometimes the Holy Spirit is fire, or wind, or a breath. The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 20:19-23. Listen:

Gifts and Fruits, Pentecost 2015

May 24, 2015.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This morning the Holy Spirit comes. And the Church has been trying to sort out what that means for years. Paul talks about the Spirit bringing gifts and resulting in fruits. The lessons can be found by clicking here. Listen:

Pentecost: A Poem Preached

May 23, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Last year I got captivated by Josh Ritter’s “A Girl in the War” which influence my sermon. After preaching at both services, I realized that it really had been a poem. Over the course of the year, I’ve come back to my notes from the week and from re-listening to the sermon. Here’s what that […]

SR Doves and Dragons, Pentecost 2014

June 10, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

Link: Doves and Dragons, Pentecost 2014 Summary of what I was saying and why: Early in the week I got lines from Josh Ritter’s “Girl in the War” stuck in my head. I listened to it over and over again and thought about doves, and dragons, and The Holy Spirit. Then I started writing. Theology: […]

Pentecost, 2012

May 22, 2012.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The lessons for Pentecost are found here. There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. Thank you for your patience. Listen: Pentecost, 2012