Sermons
Sermon --- 4th Sunday after the Epiphany --- February 3, 2019
Truth Comes Like a Blast
A vortex is defined as A mass of whirling fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind. I felt caught up in the Polar Vortex all week. Some of my family lives north of Chicago. My parents kept me informed of every whirl. My sister-in-law just went dark. On Wednesday morni...
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Sermon --- 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany --- January 27, 2019
Explain Yourself
International Holocaust Remembrance Day If you were to explain your life using a piece of scripture what scrap would you pick: Maybe that scrap of Nehemiah about eating fat and drinking sweet wine? Or how about the bit from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians about sufferin...
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Sermon --- 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany --- January 20, 2019
Mary Shows Her Bravery
There is something about a wedding that brings out the urgency in us. How many dramatic scenes are depicted in movies where when the officiant asks, “Can anyone show just cause why this couple my not lawfully be married?” as someone is frantically running to the church doors t...
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Sermon for the Feast of the Epiphany 2019
Light Shines in the Darkness
God is such a show off. An entire star! I mean, that is so extravagant. When I get a birth announcement it’s a card. But a star?! What’s a person supposed to do with that? What the Wise Men do with God’s Epiphany of his son is come closer to God. They do what Isaiah said all n...
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Sermon for 1st Sunday after Christmas (12/30/18)
Border Crossing
This is one of those sermons where I give you time to take inventory. It’s the time of year for reflecting upon the past 12 months. Some moments might feel warm and fuzzy, other memories cold and prickly. This sermon time is an opportunity to prayerfully reflect. Take a moment...
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