Sermons & Newsletter Articles

Waiting on Cusps and Litmus Tests

Year B Amos 5:18-24 Psalm 70 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Matthew 25:1-13 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your Truth… It’s Advent… and we wait… the word advent means that we wait for the arrival of a notable person or thing… but what do we wait for… do we wait for things...

Thanksgrieving

When my daughter was young, her mother and I made a conscious effort to name and model the widest range of emotions (energy-in-motion) that we could for her. Her mother and I often named how we ourselves were feeling when we spoke to each other. And we asked how the other person felt. We...

Are We Willing to be Clay?

Year A Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 46 Romans 3:19-28 John 8:31-36 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your Truth… The prophet Jeremiah was nearly twenty years old when he began to prophesy… and he continued to do so for the rest of his adult life… of forty years or more… the book...

Idols, Icons, and Images

Year A Isaiah 45:1-7 Psalm 96:1-9  1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Matthew 22:15-22 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your Truth… These days… if you search Google for the word idol… you find people or things that are greatly admired… loved… or revered… things like the American Idol TV show… or movie idols…...

What We Wear

Year A Isaiah 25:1-9 Psalm 23 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your Truth… We all want to be accepted for who… and what… and how we are… we all want to be invited and included… and we can sometimes feel rejected when we’re not… we all...