Sermons – Page 3

Christmas in a Time of Terror 12/19

It has been so since the beginning: Christmas in time of terror. The Christmas story in Matthew contains it: the slaughter of the innocents in […]

It All Begins With a Woman and a Child

There may be few scenes in the Bible painted more often through the centuries than the Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel visits Mary and […]

When Peace Blooms, When the Kingdom Comes 12/19

Today’s vision of peace from the prophet is of a desert in bloom, a perfect text for the third Sunday in Advent, Joy Sunday: The […]

The Way of Peace 12/19

Peace, Peace, Peace. Just as there are many forms of light, soft light brilliant light, early morning light and last light before evening, so there […]

Living God’s Dream of Peace 12/19

“Peace, Peace, Peace” is the theme of this year’s Advent season. In Isaiah’s vision of the coming Messiah he wrote—and I can almost hear Handel’s […]

Home Economics, Church-Style 11/19

This is my fourth fall with you, and I’ve never preached a sermon on stewardship. No one’s complained. But I thought today, when we have […]

The Secret of Living 11/19

If I were to select one passage in Paul’s writings that captures the secret of living, for me it would be these verses from Philippians. […]

Living with Loose Ends 11/19

How do we live with life’s loose ends? Do you know what I’m talking about? Relationships that have gotten messed up, and you don’t know […]

A Topsy-Turvy Tale on Prayer and True Spirituality 10/19

A few weeks ago I preached a sermon from Luke 16 and its two parables about our relationship with wealth. Today’s text is from Luke […]

The Rascally Manager 10/19

This story of Jesus drives accountants crazy, makes scholars squirm, makes preachers want to skip this text and move to the next. But maybe it […]

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