A sermon for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost, November 14, 2021 Today, we come to the end. Not the end of Jesus’ ministry. Not the end of Jesus’ life even, the life that will be sacrificed for us, for our eternal salvation, for the promise to be fulfilled that we will be with God, forever. … Continue reading time
All Saints
A sermon for All Saints Sunday, November 7, 2021 I come to you in the name of one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. “See, I am making all things new!” The vision of All Saints we receive today is caught between two poles: the first being the promise as received in the Revelation to … Continue reading All Saints
Blind Bartimaeus
A sermon for the Twenty Second Sunday After Pentecost, October 24, 2021 Today’s Gospel lesson speaks to us about the power of faith. The power that our faith holds personally for us. The power that faith unlocks around us. The power that faith can access for us, to support us, to build us up, to … Continue reading Blind Bartimaeus
get your hands dirty
A sermon for the Twenty First Sunday After Pentecost, October 17, 2021 Mark 10:35-45 The prophet Isaiah serves as the source for a lot of our hope for a Messiah to come. A source of what we can expect. A source of what he will endure. A source of how we can prepare the way, … Continue reading get your hands dirty
a camel & a needle
There is a long, very long, history in the church of trying to diminish the very challenging scripture we have heard this morning. Specifically this piece: “Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were … Continue reading a camel & a needle
the road 