Sermons
Sermons preached in a context, but written for people of all sorts and conditions.
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Before they walk in
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7 min read
In Luke 19, we get a disturbing image that casts Jesus in a whole new light.
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Too Good
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7 min read
Many of us come to religion to learn how to be good. But it is this pursuit, to be the most good, which leads us to do the greatest harm. making the question about being right leads us to do wrongLent 5C |Luke 15, John 12:1-8 It never occurred to me the story would end…
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Being There
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9 min read
This morning’s lectionary is full of conflict and confusion, but Paul and Jesus are both compelling us to see that we’re the ones creating it.
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Facing Foxes
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10 min read
Jesus invites us into a new world of mercy based in nonviolent relationships and we’d rather kill it.
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Hunger
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8 min read
In Jesus’s temptation in the wilderness, we get a picture of resistance bigger than willpower and faith. A resistance to becoming powerful at all. Resisting temptation and power with JesusLent 1C | Luke 4:1-13 He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. It was a traditional practice…
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About the Food
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7 min read
We mistake the purpose of ashes – our symbol of mortality – for only being about death. They are also an invitation to life.