Sermons
Sermons preached in a context, but written for people of all sorts and conditions.
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A Cruel Story
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7 min read
The crucifixion of Jesus is the picture of cruelty. It’s also a mirror for the way of our world, and then also reveals the Kin-dom.
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Serving Others
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8 min read
The new word Jesus offers on Maundy Thursday is not just a holy communion in bread and wine or washing of feet, but a transcending vision of service.
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Facing What’s Coming
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8 min read
Palm Sunday helps us see that the story isn’t about greatness or even weakness, but of facing an uncertain future through the grace of God.
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Unbound at Home
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9 min read
The raising of Lazarus gives us the perfect window to see beyond the present crisis, to see how God’s grace and freedom persists.
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When we are all blind
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7 min read
This isn’t a story of healing, but of spiritual blindness. A story about skepticism and the rhetorical knots we tie ourselves in. A story about seeing the truthLent 4A | John 9:1-41 The centerpiece of the story has to be the miracle, right? A stranger walks up, gives a man sight, and then keeps on…
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Intimate Distance
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7 min read
The woman at the well presents a unique challenge for us in a moment of anxiety, confusion, and distance. Which also makes it an opportunity.