A Sermon for Christmas Day Readings available here | Watch the recording here But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. Ever since I was a kid, if anything exciting or life-affirming or unbelievably good happened to me, I kid you not, I would say to myself, “But Leah treasured all … Continue reading Ponder Anew: A Sermon for Christmas Day
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Sermon: Immanuel
A Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Advent Readings may be found here Through the written word and the spoken word, may we know your living Word, Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. I’m about to hit the six-month mark of my ministry here at Grace. These first months have been full of unexpected experiences. I’ve … Continue reading Sermon: Immanuel
Sermon: Origin Stories
Sermon for the First Sunday of Advent Lectionary Readings here O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord! (You may be seated) I must admit that I struggled to write this sermon. I kept trying to interpret today’s prophetic and apocalyptic lectionary readings through the lens of the increasingly violent news of … Continue reading Sermon: Origin Stories
Risking the Way of Love
Sermon for the 10th Sunday After Pentecost Readings May I speak in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. On the evening of August 11, 2017, I was locked inside my church with 500 other people. As the interfaith service began to wind down, the worship leader suddenly walked to the back … Continue reading Risking the Way of Love
Things Above
A Sermon for the 8th Sunday After Pentecost Readings Let your continual mercy, O Lord, cleanse and defend your Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without your help, protect and govern it always by your goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, … Continue reading Things Above
I Will Never Again Pass Them By
Photo by Kamaji Ogino on Pexels.com A Sermon Given on the 6th Sunday After Pentecost In today’s collect we pray: …grant that we may know and understand what things we ought to do… Figuring out “what we ought to do” feels just as pressing as ever. I don’t think it’s a stretch to assume that … Continue reading I Will Never Again Pass Them By
A Good Friday Meditation
May the words of my mouthand the meditations of our hearts be pleasing in your sight,O Lord, our strength and our Redeemer.Amen. I was recently talking with a friend about his mother’s death. She had been diagnosed with a terminal illness. And for weeks leading up to her death, as the family kept vigil in … Continue reading A Good Friday Meditation
A Homily on Lamentations
Our ancestors sinned; they are no more, and we bear their iniquities. – Lamentations 5:7 Children crying in the street, water shortages, bombed-out buildings, and mass graves. The displacement occurs at a scale beyond our comprehension. I am talking about Judah. In 586 BCE, Judah was invaded by Babylon. It took nearly 70 years for its … Continue reading A Homily on Lamentations
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