The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Judgment and Mercy Matthew’s gospel knows little compromise: sheep or goats, wheat or weeds, good or evil. Finding the good news of God’s love for all people, for all creation, can be a challenge in this book. Today’s gospel…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Life in Every Direction We can identify death in every direction. We see war, hunger, addiction, poverty, a dying planet, and broken hearts. This is not a new story. The children of Israel surely saw death in every direction,…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. True Humility The servanthood of a teacher in Isaiah, the outcast in the psalm, those who bow down in Philippians: today’s readings teach humility. On this day we move from Christ’s triumphant ride on a humble donkey to the…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. It’s Time to Lighten Up! This is a strange time of year. The days are short, the nights are long, and even though we dream of more daylight, we walk around hoping against hope that there won’t be enough…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. A New Way to Follow Nations wage war, gangs battle each other, families quarrel, communities of faith divide. We hear others say and even hear ourselves saying, “There is no other way.” In Jesus, the light of Gods kingdom…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Seeing and Telling Who Jesus Is The time after Epiphany is the church’s time to invite us to come and see who this one born in a manger will be, and to discover what this one born to a…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. The Power of a God Who Is Humble From the time Jesus first presented himself for baptism by John until today, Christians have puzzled over why Jesus had to be baptized. The act of baptism was understood to be…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Joy and Sorrow at Christmas The joy-filled carols of Christmas still seem to echo in the nave as the assembly gathers for worship. There is praise of God in the psalm this day as the psalmist sings of the…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Glory Enough for Everyone To maintain the machinery of empire, people must be counted; not to be valued as individuals, but to assess tribute. It is the census. Lists of family members, and decisions about them, must be made.…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. A Meaning-Making Name Names are powerful makers of meaning both in the scriptures and in our lives. Consider how much we associate people with their names. A name is merely a word, a sound, yet it can completely represent a person. And our names can…