March 29, 2015 – Palm Sunday: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Good preachers will say, “Don’t try to preach everything that is going on in the texts for Palm or Passion Sunday – it is too much.” And, they are right. The reason so many clergy try…
Sermons
“A Baby Plant, In A Box, With A Lunch”
March 22, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. We have come full circle. This final Sunday of Lent, we have come full circle in the cycle of covenant with God, and so has God with us. We begin and end with Psalm 51, a Psalm about forgiveness,…
“I Don’t Like Spiders And Snakes”
March 15, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. [singing] “I don’t like spiders and snakes, and that ain’t what it takes to love me…like I want to be loved by you.” Oh…the 1970s – now that was quite a journey to the Red Sea of sorts. Well,…
“The L Word”
March 8, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Well, here we are again, now in part 3 of this lectionary trilogy on covenant. Two weeks ago, it was God’s unconditional covenant with all creation. Last week, it was God’s covenant with the descendants of Abraham, Sarah, and…
“God Wants What???”
March 1, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. This week we have part two of the three part lectionary offering in Lent about God’s covenants with us. Last week it was God promising to all of creation never to do harm again following the great flood. Even…
“Guess who is really giving up something for Lent…God!”
February 22, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. You gotta love some of the church signs these days… “If you are praying for snow…please stop!” or “I’m giving up winter for Lent – who’s with me?” I don’t know about you, but about now, I am done…
“What Is God Up To?”
February 1, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. The past two days, I was attending our Diocesan Convention, along with our lay deputies Rick Fox and Bill Seeman, Elise Mitchell who served as a page, Len Roberts who was there as a postulant, our Dir. of Ops…
“Whale Times”
January 25, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. What a glorious day this is, as we welcome into the household of God, Greyson Thomas George, and we are so happy to welcome the family and friends of his parents Aubrie and Kevin. Now, it is appropriate that…
“Come And See”
January 18, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Well, good morning everyone! It is hard to believe that today marks the end of our first year together as priest and parish. It has been, for me at least, a wonderful journey – not without its twists and…
“Je Suis Aimé!”
January 11, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Well, here we are again…starting anew – with Epiphany – a time of awakening, of birth, of seeing, of light shining in darkness. If that sounds a bit familiar, a bit like what we just experienced in Advent and…
