Sermons & Newsletter Articles

Seeing and Belonging

Year A 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Psalm 23 Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 May the words of my mouth…  O God…  speak your truth… The human eye is a marvelous thing…  according to the Southwestern Eye Center…  our eyes blink an average of 4,200,000 times a year…  and so if you were paid a nickel every time you blinked…  you...

God is With Us

Year A Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 95 Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-42 May the words of my mouth…  O God…  speak your truth… In today’s reading from Exodus…  the people thirsted for water…  they thirsted for that which would sustain life…  and demanded of Moses…  Give us water to drink…  and they quarreled with him…  and tested God…  they asked… ...

The Unpredictable Spirit

Year A Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 121 Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 May the words of my mouth…  O God…  speak your truth… Even though he calls Jesus Teacher…  even though he knows that Jesus and God are connected because of the signs that Jesus has done… the first part of the conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus leaves Nicodemus wondering...

Dust and Temptation

Year A Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 May the words of my mouth…  O God…  speak your truth… In an article I read last month…  describing his new book…  What’s Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body’s Atoms From The Big Bang Through Last Night’s Dinner…  Dan Levitt draws a series of striking...

Transfiguration

Year A Exodus 24:12-18 Psalm 2 2 Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:1-9 May the words of my mouth…  O God…  speak your truth… We began our Epiphany journey on January 6…  with the coming of the Wise Men…  and the journey we’ve been on since then…  has been one of increasing light…  and it culminates today…  in light that...