

What Would We Have Done? (What Are We Doing?)
[For an audio recording of this sermon, click here] A sermon on Luke 19:28-44 I was recently listening to an episode of the Good Ancestor...


The Grace of Being Called
[For an audio file of this sermon, click here] A sermon on Luke 5:1-11, Isaiah 6:1-13, and 1 Cor. 15:1-11 During my first week away at...


Eternal Life in the Middle of the Mess
Sermon on John 6:35, 41-51 “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life.” (John 6:47) It’s a familiar statement isn’t it?...


A Loser Like Me
A sermon on Mark 6:1-13, Ezekiel 2:1-5, and 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Are any of you willing to admit to a guilty pleasure when it comes to...


The Miracle of Touching the Untouchable
A sermon on Mark 5:21-43 As part of a sermon on today’s gospel passage, Episcopal priest Barbara Brown Taylor wrote the following: “The...


Finding Jesus in Exposure
A sermon on John 3:14-21 and Numbers 21:4-9 [One comment before I begin: I be will be talking about the light and darkness metaphor,...


Messy, Glorious Messiah
A Sermon on Luke 2:1-20 A couple of months ago, Heather Nilson (one of our members) – who was leading an adult forum class for the church...

Private Piety; Public Justice; Total Grace
Ash Wednesday Isaiah 58:1-12: Shout out, do not hold back! Lift up your voice like a trumpet! Announce to my people their rebellion, to...