

Letting go of our temples
A sermon on Luke 21:5-19 (audio recording available here) I’m going to do things a little differently today. I’m going to preach a sermon in three parts. I’m going to start with a history lesson; and then ask a question; and then – I hope – find the gospel in today’s story. And hopefully I’ll do all that in about twelve minutes. So, let’s get going, shall we? Part 1: a history lesson There are two moments in history that we need to understand in reading this section of Luke’


All Blessings and All Woes for All Saints
A sermon on Luke 6:20-31 (an audio recording of this sermon is available here.) I have some questions that I want you to consider. You don’t have to raise your hand, just answer honestly in your own heart: Have you ever been in a situation of financial struggle? Maybe it looked like taking hand-me-down clothes instead of back-to-school shopping, or driving on bald tires because you couldn’t afford to replace them, or filling your gas tank with your credit card even though you