Sermons
Praise the Lord: Align with God
Praise the Lord, all you who fear the Lord. All the children of Jacob; all the people of Israel. Praise the Lord all the nations; to the ends of the…
First Sunday of Lent
In typical “Mark fashion,” our Gospel lection this morning gives us a fast-paced progressionof three major experiences in Jesus’ life. Compared to Matthew and Luke, Mark’s accounts of Jesus’ baptism,…
Remember
Remember. Remember who GOD IS. Remember what you learned on your grandmother’s lap. Remember what you’ve always known. Remember what GOD has done. See what GOD is doing. Here is…
Stumbling Blocks or Love Steps?
Have you ever had a discussion or even a disagreement with someone? You know what you’re talking about; the facts are on your side and you lay them all out…
Paul’s Conversion; and Mine and Yours?
Would you believe I happened to be assigned to preach here at St. Paul’s four years ago this very Sunday? Inaugurations provided a through line for my sermon, while walking…
Come and See
How often do you hear or say, “Look at this” or “Listen to this,” every day – in conversation or on TV or social media? How often do you hear…
How goes your soul before God?
During seminary, I was part of a small group that met weekly for self examination, mutual care and -discernment. Our time together was governed by one question, “How goes your…
This Changes Everything
As is not unusual for me, a song has been on repeat in my head for weeks, but this is not an ear-worm I’m tired of hearing. It’s composer Morten…
Joy to the World!
When the angel Gabriel came to Mary and told her she would bear a Son and he would be Great and all those wonderful things, I bet she didn’t expect…
“The Word became flesh and, so too, the Flesh becomes word”
“And the Word became flesh and lived among us.” (John 1:14) Well, we’ve finally arrived, haven’t we? Arrived at the fullness of the proclamation of our Christmas gospel. We’ve traveled…