faith, Jesus, and a conversation on the road
A sermon for the Last Sunday After Pentecost, Luke 23:33-43 One of the most powerful experiences of church that I have ever had the privilege of enjoying was the week I spent at the Taize community. Taize is an ecumenical monastery with over 100 brothers living in community with one another in central-eastern France (the … Continue reading Jesus, remember me
A sermon for the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 21:5-19 Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us … Continue reading endurance in vulnerability
A sermon for the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, Luke Focus. I grew up honing my ability to focus under pressure, to focus on the test in front of me, to focus on the next pass to make, to focus on the next move to hit, to drown out the sounds of the crowd so only … Continue reading focus
A sermon for All Saints Day, Luke 6:20-31 There is a certain absurdity in what we are called to live into in terms of our faith, our lives as Christians. We have Christ today speaking blessing and woe, and I do plan on touching upon this, but I want to jump ahead to the end … Continue reading absurdity
A sermon for the Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost: Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8 Jacob wrestles with a man throughout the night on the shores of the Jabbuk. Even after his hip is put out of place, Jacob persists, not winning the battle, but refusing to let go, refusing to lose the … Continue reading persistent faith, persistent justice
