Tag: preaching

  • What John really means by “eternal life”

    Actually, this is a link to my last homily at St. Paul’s from a few weeks ago.  I’d love to get some feedback on it, since I tried something new: I blended poetry and prose together and chose to describe the issues rather then answer them.  Let me know what you think! And by the…

  • Lent is about trust

    In the first Sunday of Lent, we read about the Temptation of Jesus.  But is Jesus really tempted?  Or is there something else going on?  Who really needs to worry about temptation?  And what is Lent really about? If you were at St. Paul’s on Sunday, you may already know, but the rest of us…

  • Blessed (Beatitudes)

    Epiphany 4A  |  Matthew 5:1-12 [Note: the original sermon was preached from sparse notes. What follows is a fleshing out of those notes as best as I can.] GOD of Hope and Wonder, you gave us Jesus as Messiah and Lord. Open our hearts to love as he loves, our imaginations to dream as he…