Christmas Eve 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Tonight is a most holy night – one that is usually so familiar, but for us in this year a bit strange, even bittersweet. Many would say that Christmas is about traditions, some passed down for generations – family gatherings, food,…
December 13, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. We get some of the most beautiful music and memorable scripture passages in Advent, particularly on this Sunday. We again hear John the baptizer telling us to prepare the way for what is to take place. We hear also from St.…
December 6, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Here we are in December. We are nearing the end of this crazy year. We have feasted at smaller tables, or hopefully so, on Thanksgiving, and the leftovers are finally gone – right to our waists. The Black Friday, Small Business…
November 8, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. “Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” Well, isn’t that just a timely message from Jesus. It sounds like it could come from The Gospel According to Steve Kornacki as much as from the Gospel of…
November 1, 2020 – The Feast of All Saints: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Today we celebrate the principal feast of All Saints, and I think this part of the passage from the book of Revelation that we heard earlier makes it clear who we mean by saint, as…
October 11, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Over the past several Sundays, we have been following the story in Exodus, because their long struggle with the plagues, and the desert crossing on their way to the promised land, resonates with what is happening now in this time of…
October 4, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. The last two Sundays we were together, we considered the story from Exodus of the Jewish people, enslaved in Egypt, brought out of their oppression by God through Moses, and entering into their long desert journey. And today, God sends Moses…
September 13, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. As I was writing this sermon, I kept seeing the sights and sounds of the week against the backdrop of the scriptures, and my heart broke. The picture of a boy who was found holding on to his dog as they…
September 6, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. I don’t know, but somehow hearing the story from the book of Exodus this morning seems very timely given our current situation. That passage comes just as God is about to throw the 10th and final plague against the Pharaoh and…
August 9, 2020: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Whenever I hear today’s gospel about Jesus walking on the water, I end up with this in my head. [singing] “So you are the Christ. You’re the great Jesus Christ. Prove to me that you’re no fool. Walk across my swimming…
