Sermon text: Mark 13: 24-37 The Necessity for Watchfulness. In my Bible that’s the heading they give to part of our Gospel lesson. The Necessity for Watchfulness, or maybe Jesus would say, “Waiting is Essential.” The problem is, and we are all deeply aware of this, watching and waiting stinks—they are intolerable acts of cruelty …
Gospel Text: Matthew 25: 31-46 When I was in elementary school I had one of those Magic Eye books. Do you remember those? They were huge in the 90s. the first three publications spent a combined 73 weeks on the New York Times best sellers list. Those books contained these large, colorful patterns and if …
Sermon text: 25: 14-30 Back in January of this year (do you remember that little sliver of pre-Covid time) we gave very family at our Epiphany service a check for $100, $250, or $500. We called the project Joyous Generosity. That moment seems so long ago, but we did it, and the people of Zion …
Sermon Text: Joshua 24: 1-3a, 14-25 It has been a while since we’ve checked in on the Old Testament story, we took a few weeks off from the narrative and now we are all the way at the end of the Book of Joshua. The very end. In fact, we’re looking at Joshua’s farewell speech …
Sermon text: Matthew 5: 1-12 Europe has no shortage of beautiful churches and cathedrals that you can visit—these gorgeous buildings older than our country, where people have been worshipping God for centuries. In these grand spaces your eyes are typically drawn up, up at the stained glass, up to the ornate woodwork, up to the …