Upside Down Welcome
A sermon on Mark 9:30-37 Sometimes, the very first time I read through the next Sunday’s gospel lesson I will be struck by a particular...
The Question of Who (and why it matters)
A sermon on Mark 8:27-38 This week, Facebook took me to church. On Monday, after doing my initial read of today’s gospel lesson, I...
Be opened
The following is the script for an enacted sermon that was proclaimed in worship in the place of a traditional sermon for the 16th Sunday...
A Neighborly Gospel (or, I’d Rather Have a Neighbor Than Clean Hands)
Sermon on Mark 7: 1-15, 21-23 This past Tuesday I got the chance to spend an evening with my Mom – just the two of us – and we decided to...
You Are What You Eat (and That Changes Everything)
A sermon on John 6:51-58 There are some weeks when I think I should just give the children’s sermon and then sit down, because the...
Eternal Life in the Middle of the Mess
Sermon on John 6:35, 41-51 “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life.” (John 6:47) It’s a familiar statement isn’t it?...