Faith

Taking Risks

Year A Genesis 12:1-9 Psalm 33:1-12 Romans 4:13-25 Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… Raise your hand if you consider yourself to be a risk taker…  no wait…  stop…  don’t just…  yet…  maybe it would help to define the kinds of risks I’m talking about…  what about speeding up instead...

Holding On and Letting Go

Year A Acts 17:22-31 Psalm 66:7-18 1 Peter 3:13-22 John 14:15-21 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… From today’s Psalm…  Blessed be God…  who has not rejected my prayer…  and whose love has not been withheld from me… We live lives of holding on and letting go…  sometimes the letting go is easy...

I AM as God Is

Year A Acts 7:55-60 Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… In the very first line of this morning’s Gospel…  Jesus says…  Do not let your hearts be troubled…  but many of our hearts have been troubled…  and not just only this morning…  for some of...

Faith and Doubt

Year A Acts 2:14a,22-32 Psalm 16 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… Some people think…  that when someone is ordained…  they become theologically certain about all things…  but for me…  I’ve become more willing to wrestle with some kinds of uncertainty…  I’m more willing to let the wind...

Easter: Known By Our Names

Year A Jeremiah 31:1-6 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Acts 10:34-43 John 20:1-18 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… I spoke some last evening about being reminded that the stories which have come down to us…  stories which remind us that we are freed from all that enslaves us…  and I want to say something...