Writings and Sermons
Sermon Review Link: Advent 1, 2012 Summary of what I was saying and why: It’s the first Sunday if Advent and we have Jesus talking about signs. Unpleasant signs. As Christians we a to be signs of God’s love in this world. Theology: echscatology, living faith Jesus Count: high Good News: Jesus’s promise may include […]
Read MoreThe lessons for Sunday can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Luke 21:25-35. There will be signs, Jesus says. But I don’t like the signs he talks about. And what sort of signs are we suppose to be? (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon begins. Thank […]
Read MoreThe lessons for Sunday can be found by clicking here. I preached on the day, Baptism, with a little Old Testament continuation from last week. Samuel, Hannah’s son, became the annointer of Kings. A practice we still retain. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon begins. Thank you for your patience.) […]
Read MoreLink: Proper 28, 11-18-12 Summary of what I was saying and why: I’m constantly drawn to the assertiveness of Hannah, with Eli but also with God. Part of not being given a spirit of timidity is learning how to identify and ask for “those good things which we dare not, or in our blindness cannot” […]
Read MoreThe lessons for Sunday can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with 1 Samuel 1:4-20 and 1 Samuel 2:1-10. Hannah is one of my heroes. She knew what she wanted and persisted. What courage! (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon begins. Thank you for your patience.) Listen: […]
Read MoreSermon Review Link: All Saints, 11-4-12 Summary of what I was saying and why: This sermon wrote differently. The first line (which I kept) came very early the rest of it sort of trickled out from there. This is one of the sermons I’ve been very tempted to scrap and start over. And it’s also […]
Read MoreAs many other parishes did, we transferred All Saint’s to this Sunday. The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 11:32-44. Lazarus died. Jesus wept. Lazarus lived. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. Thank you for your patience.) Listen: All Saint’s 2012
Read MoreSermon Review Link: Proper 25, Year B Summary of what I was saying and why: What if it’s not (just) about Bartimeaus? The healing aspect of Bartimeaus’ Gospel appearance can be too exclusive for some (if not many) of us. Fortunately, he and Jesus weren’t the only people on the road that day. Theology: Jesus […]
Read MoreThe lessons for Sunday can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Mark 10:46-52. We know this story, it’s about Bartimeaus and Jesus. Right? (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. Thank you for your patience.) Listen: Proper 25, 2012
Read MoreSermon Review Link: Proper 24, Year B Summary of what I was saying and why: Christians are measured by our faithfulness. I really wanted to address God’s speech from the whirlwind in Job and Jesus’s response to the sons of Zebedee. The challenge became finding good news in the midst of two versions of “There […]
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