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The Value of the Vulnerable
A sermon on Matthew 10:40-42 & Genesis 22:1-14 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here. Photo by Morning Brew on Unsplash] In my first career in the non-profit world I had responsibility for planning a number of conferences and events. The point of these events was the information being shared. So, of course we wanted as many people as possible to attend. And since we sometimes had sponsorships to cover the costs, one might think that the best practice would be to
God Who Hears and Disturbs
A sermon on Matthew 10:24-39, Genesis 21:8-21, and Romans 6:1b-11 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here; Photo by Oleg Laptev on Unsplash] If you have been listening to my sermons for very long, you will probably recognize the name Debie Thomas. She is my go-to commentator when I want a reading of the weekly lectionary that cuts to the heart and speaks deep truth. This week, she cut extra deep. In her essay on this week’s gospel Debie Thomas asks a question that
Finding Joy in the Impossible
A sermon on Matthew 9:35-10:23; Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7; Romans 5:1-8 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here; photo by Victor Garcia on Unsplash] In Lewis Carol’s fanciful world of Wonderland the White Queen boasts to Alice that she can believe “six impossible things before breakfast.” The pronouncement comes in response to Alice’s claim that she cannot believe things that are impossible, to which the Queen replies that she simply needs practice. The queen herself
