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This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached this morning, the Fifth Sunday in Lent. The gospel reading was John 11:1-45. If you would like to see this sermon, you can click here. Our fifth Lenten discipline is repentance. And I need to define what that word means. We often think of the … Continue reading Repentance, Death, and Life (Sermon)
This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached this morning, the Fourth Sunday in Lent. The gospel reading was John 9:1-42. It's printed below throughout the sermon, because of the particular way I preached today. 1As Jesus walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, … Continue reading Breaking Through (Sermon)
This is a shameless cross-posting from my newsletter, Biblia Luna. If you're interested in signing up for it, a weekly look into the intersection of faith and mental illness, then just click here. A few months ago, I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Molly Jameson for her podcast Not Good. I felt at … Continue reading Hopefully Tomorrow…
On Sunday, March 12, 2023, I led a worship service called "The Darkness May Linger, But Hope Abides." The theme of the service was to honestly lament all that we'd lost over the last three years in the COVID-19 pandemic, and also to proclaim the hope that God provides. This is an adapted form of … Continue reading Hope Abides (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Third Sunday in Lent. The gospel reading was John 4:5-42. A few weeks ago, when Lent began on Ash Wednesday, I invited you again to the discipline of Lent – self-examination and repentance, prayer and fasting, sacrificial giving and works of love … Continue reading The Emptying Christ (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Second Sunday in Lent. The gospel reading was John 3:1-17. Watch the sermon online. This took place about fifteen years ago or so. I don’t recall exactly when. I do know where I was living at the time, because this took place … Continue reading Looking Deep Inside (Sermon)
So, as I blogged about a few days ago, I've been thinking and journaling about deserving since Lent began on Wednesday. I gotta tell you, this deserving stuff is hard for me. A few things have already become clear to me: First, that there is a very large, very loud part of me that feels … Continue reading This Deserving Stuff is Hard
At my therapy session this morning, we talked about how important it was that I finally made the phone call to my doctor two weeks ago. I'm now getting physical therapy, which will hopefully help my back. (So far, nothing -- but these things take time.) I shared that making that phone call was the … Continue reading What Do I Deserve in Lent?
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached on February 19, 2023, the Transfiguration of Our Lord. The gospel text I preached on was Matthew 17:1-9. You can view a recording of the sermon here, or watch the whole worship service here. So Jesus takes Peter and James and John, up a mountain … Continue reading Listen to Him (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany. It was also the celebration of the Holy Baptism of two infants, Riley and Aiden Miller. The text I preached on was the second reading, 1 Corinthians 3:1-9. You can watch a video of this sermon here. Good … Continue reading The Rhythm of God’s Grace (Sermon)
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