Category: Sermons

Sermons preached in a context, but written for people of all sorts and conditions.

  • Open to delight

    Open to delight

    The coming of John the Baptist invites us to not only hear his words, but considering the context, recognize how they are for us, too.

  • A Christian New Year

    A Christian New Year

    This first Sunday in Advent, we explore Jesus’s apocalyptic vision and what it says about the way we work through our present.

  • A Misplaced Monarchy

    A Misplaced Monarchy

    As we celebrate the final Sunday of the church year, we engage with matters of kingship, authority, and why we get it all mixed up.

  • Sharing Joy — a response for even the darkest times

    Sharing Joy — a response for even the darkest times

    When we read of our concerning future, of where things are headed, we are still called to be committed to sharing joy with others.

  • The Widow’s Might

    The Widow’s Might

    In the example of Christian saints, we have people who lived remarkable lives who point to our own capacity to live the same way.

  • Saintly Living

    Saintly Living

    In the example of Christian saints, we have people who lived remarkable lives who point to our own capacity to live the exact same way.

  • Serving in Faith

    Serving in Faith

    Jesus calls Bartimaeus to be a disciple at the time when the other disciples are struggling to see the purpose and the glory of God.

  • Special Love

    Special Love

    In seeking a special place among the disciples, James, John, and the disciples misunderstand an essential part of following Jesus.