“A sermon is set in the context of worship. I think of it as a communal conversation, where voices from the life of our community—its struggles, its celebrations, its sorrows—come together with voices from Scripture, from Christian tradition, from the wider church, including its scholars, and from various other secular and sacred readings come together. It is my role as preacher to weave these voices together, including my own, offering up the conversation to the workings of God’s Holy Spirit, and then to make the conversation “public.” So, these sermons are out context. Nonetheless, you are welcome to listen in on the conversation!”
“Practices of Faith–Sabbath-Keeping”--February 28, 2010We are, by and large, a people who like to be busy and who define ourselves by what we do. This is a “busy” church–and I’m not just talking about all the various meetings and groups and classes that meet here in our building--- but the members of this faith community are, mostly, very busy people. Just try scheduling a meeting or a special event....
[Read More]“Practices of Faith–Fasting” -- February 21, 2010Here at the beginning of the 40-day season of Lent, we read of the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness, fasting and praying. In Luke’s gospel, this story comes right after a genealogy of Jesus, tracing his lineage from “son of Joseph (as it was thought,”) [Luke says] all the way back to “son of Adam, son of God.” ...
[Read More]“Changed from Glory into Glory” -- February 14, 2010"Glory” is in the air these days, as athletes from around the world have converged on Vancouver, seeking “glory.” Last Sunday’s Super Bowl was just such a quest, and how appropriate that “the Saints” achieved it! Friday night’s opening ceremonies from Vancouver were full of pageantry and eye-popping special effects, with light literally creating mountains and prairies...
[Read More]“Awesome!” -- February 6, 2010"In the year that King Uzziah died,” Judah was in deep trouble, threatened by attacks from without, and splintered into all kinds of religious loyalties despite their claim to be the “chosen people of Yahweh God.” Isaiah sets the stage for his vision of God Almighty on the throne by reminding us that King Uzziah, one of the last powerful monarchs of Judah, died...
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