In Whom I Put My Trust
What does it mean to put our trust in God? That's the question we're grappling with in today's sermon.
Your Neighbor’s Cloak
A confusing story from the Gospel opens up a discussion about debt and unjust financial practices.
Gone Astray
I wonder when in your life you have felt the strong arms of the Shepherd lift you out of the pit you have dug for yourself? What pits are you in right now? What about your life has narrowed without your notice? And what would it look like to collapse into the arms of the…
The Fountain and the Cistern
Everybody worships something. The question is, are we worshiping the fountain of living water or what's left in the dregs of our cracked cisterns?
I Choose You
We are always the people God desires to partner with in God’s mission, no matter our perceived shortcomings, and sometimes because of them. Jeremiah and I both might have been seen as too young to serve God, but that’s just nonsense. At any given moment, we are the people God calls, warts and all.
Comforting Words/Challenging Words
Our lives of faith following Jesus are lives marked by both comfort and challenge. Comfort nourishes us for growth. Challenge compels us to grow.
In a World Where You Can Be Anything…
More and more, I am convinced that much of what we think of as trite is really just true. But the truth of it has been strangled by skepticism and cynicism.
Epic Quest (Updated)
A sermon about the life of faith, which is actually a series of moments of faith all stitched together.
Called To Freedom
A sermon about what freedom asks of us: namely, mutual service that brings a community together in cooperation that all may thrive.
The Harmonies of Liberty
A sermon about hope and the Holy Trinity, with a cameo by an incredible poem by Aurora Levins Morales.
The Candle Flame of Hope
A sermon about hope and the Holy Trinity, with a cameo by an incredible poem by Aurora Levins Morales.
12 Moments, An Instructed Eucharist
This past Sunday, in lieu of a sermon, I presented an instructed Eucharist based on my pamphlet, 12 Moments. I commend it to you.
Maranatha Meditation
Everything and everywhere hurts right now. In response, here is a meditation on the last prayer in the Bible: “Come, Lord Jesus.”
Revelation, the Good Parts Version (updated)
Today we're looking at the Book of Revelation, and we'll claim it back from those who think it's a series of predictions about the end of the world.
With Open Hearts And Outstretched Arms
A sermon about one of the most important moments in the New Testament when the leaders of the Jesus Movement in Jerusalem change their mind and welcome the Gentiles. And about what that says about now.
Listen To My Voice
Two weeks ago in our Gospel reading, we heard Jesus say, “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.” Last week Jesus told Simon Peter (and by extension, us the readers) “Follow me.” And today, we hear him say something else from earlier in the Gospel.