Christmas Eve 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. There is always a discussion around Christmas and Easter by us preaching types that centers on whether we even need to preach Christmas Eve – afterall the story, the hymns – it is all so familiar and really tells…
December 13, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. “You brood of vipers!” It seems John the Baptist was one cranky guy…not to mention really weird. Not for nothing, but something tells me that starting sermons this way would NOT work very well for anyone not wearing camel…
December 6, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Well, it’s that [singing] “most wonderful time of the year!” Advent – a season filled with preparation and anticipation. A joyful season of shopping in crowded malls, writing out lots of Christmas cards, deciding which large family gathering will…
November 29, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Well, now that we are all full of it – the stuffing, turkey, and pie I mean, we start to consider as we load and unload the dishwasher for the 18th time, the stories shared, the laughter, and of…
November 22, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. This Sunday we enter into a week of thanksgiving to God for all of life. We gather with family and friends, and laugh, cry, and re-arrange the dishwasher the “right way,” after someone else has loaded it. And today,…
November 15, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Well, here we are again…dwelling in the aftermath of violence – of a world in chaos and crisis. The news from Paris on Friday evening stopped us all in our tracks. We are changed, or we should be, whenever…
November 8, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Not for nothing, but I love that part of the Psalm this morning. You know, the part where the Psalmist proclaims “It is in vain that you rise so early and go to bed so late; vain, too, to…
All Saints – November 1, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. I love Halloween. On Friday at our Nursery School, we had our annual Halloween Parade and Show, and the kids were awesome – there were skeletons, cowboys, superheros, turtles, alligators, a dinosaur or two, and loads…
October 25, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. This has been quite the week at Christ Church. We have celebrated the lives of two very different people, but tied together in a common bond of connection to this parish. The Friday funeral was for Richard Millar, a…
October 18, 2015:May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. “What is it you want me to do for you?” That’s the question Jesus asks our good ole boys James & John. “What is it you want me to do for you?” I wonder if there wasn’t a bit…
