VIDEO VERSION TEXT OF SERMON I don’t want to preach today, instead I just want to share some thoughts. Jesus gave us a true gem this morning, or I should say, Matthew’s memory of … [Read more...]
We can almost walk on water!
VIDEO VERSION TEXT OF SERMON I am going to be extravagant today and tell you straight out that we can almost walk on water. Almost. That is the punch line but like an old creek (or … [Read more...]
Small Change
Link to YouTube Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GqO6nR7AY0 Link to Text Version: In response to a recent sermon, someone commented on Facebook that I have a way of telling it like it … [Read more...]
Reversals and Oxymorons
VIDEO PRESENTATION https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yREs_7Oe38 SERMON TEXT “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will … [Read more...]
Why Jesus Matters
Text: Matthew 9:35-10:8 (and 10:9-11:1 not printed below) Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing … [Read more...]
The New Moses
Jesus is the new Moses. Now that sounds more like a Chihuahua than a Rottweiler but for a lot of people it’s a sleeping dog you don’t want to poke. You see, we don’t care too much about … [Read more...]
Subversive Hospitality
We went to Darling’s Tree Farm to cut down a fir tree last Saturday. It’s astounding how kind and friendly the entire crew out there is, out in the cold all day as they are. Going into the barn to pay … [Read more...]
Christmas Subversion
Alright folks, this is the Second Sunday of Advent so it is time to get honest. That’s a consumer warning. Second Advent is far enough away from Christmas Eve that we can open the book on … [Read more...]
We Are The Known Not The Knower
In that passage from Luke this morning, Jesus drives us off the ledge like Thelma and Louise. He’s taking no prisoners and he clearly does not care what we think about his declaration. “Hate … [Read more...]
Peace be with you
I went to a laboratory school. It was kindergarten-through-high school in the same building, and, while a public school, it was also operated by the teacher’s college of the local university. I … [Read more...]