faith, Jesus, and a conversation on the road
A sermon for the A sermon for the twenty-seventh sunday after the Pentecost, Christ the King Sunday, John 18:33-37 What have you done? This is the question that Pilate puts before Christ. This is the question that lays at our feet, in more ways than one. Pilate stands before Jesus a bit incredulous. “Your own … Continue reading Christ the King
A sermon for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday after the Pentecost, Mark 13:1-8 The end must come first. There is no other way. You will be tempted to become alarmed, to follow those who would lead you astray because you cannot believe that more will happen, that it isn’t actually time yet for Christ to come, but … Continue reading birth pangs
A sermon for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday After the Pentecost, Mark 12:38-44 The gospel lesson this morning is harsh. Live into your faith, fully, completely, without hesitation, without boasting and strutting for all to see, with the greatest self-sacrifice, with the commitment to truly be a person of faith, forgoing the expectations of the watching public … Continue reading appearances
A homily for All Saints Sunday, John 11:32-44 “Lazarus, come out!” And with that, a dead man has been raised, a life interrupted has restarted, Jesus has exercised his greatest act of healing and restoration (although not the first person he heals of death, certainly the most time has passed between death and healing). This … Continue reading all saints
A sermon for the 23rd Sunday after the Pentecost, Mark 10:46-52 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on … Continue reading Bartimaeus
