Sermons
Sermons preached in a context, but written for people of all sorts and conditions.
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The Innocent Man
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6 min read
Our church year ends this morning, the Last Sunday after Pentecost, and we end with a doozy: the crucifixion. The most fitting gospel choice for today, dubbed in 1925 as Christ the King Sunday. The day we are to celebrate the primacy of Christ over human authority. And today, we’re reminded what that primacy actually…
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This is where the church stands
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10 min read
At convention this year, our bishop (she’s our bishop for 6 months more!) spoke to the difference between a homily and a sermon. There is no “official” difference between the two. There are no experts to tell us such things anymore, not in this age when truth is so refuted and facts are indeed a…
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You are blessed.
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6 min read
When I went to vote on Thursday, I drove around the one-way streets trying to figure out where to park. I found a spot on the street and crossed. The sun was out. Our unseasonably warm weather confuses my family. We keep wondering when it will finally cool off. Maybe this will be the week…
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Climbing Trees
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7 min read
Did you climb trees as a kid? I never did. I wasn’t a climber. Maybe it was my fear of heights or insecurity about upper body strength. I’m guessing it has more to do with my being a pretty chill kid than anything else. So I didn’t climb trees. But that didn’t mean I didn’t…
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Of Serial and Mercy
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8 min read
Serial, the most listened to podcast in history debuted two years ago. It was just the sort of unlikely cultural phenomenon to bring new people into a medium they didn’t know existed. The podcast. A radio show which doesn’t need a radio. No FM or AM frequencies or radio carriers. All you need is a computer,…
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Persistent in Justice, Love
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8 min read
She got a ticket for driving through a yellow light. I’ll never forget how mad she was when she arrived. Livid. Eyes ready to explode. “It wasn’t red. It wasn’t stale yellow. The light just turned yellow. And you know what the officer said? ‘I have the right to cite you for running through a yellow light.’…