Faith Explorations
I Believe!
Today's Sermon focus Jesus says you are the salt of the earth and the light of the world? Do you claim this power in yourself? Do you believe? Once upon a time, I was given a short yet powerful sermon about remembering who I am and being empowered, though not...
Ascending and Descending
Today's Sermon focus Are we climbing to God or is God coming to us, including our lowliest places? Earlier this week, I was doing housework listening to something on YouTube through my ear buds. I was working away as my podcast ended and then YouTube did its thing. It...
Be Changed By Reality
Today's Sermon focus Time to notice what is real in the world and be changed. That's what we are called into for the sake of love. Let’s take a moment to get reoriented to where we are the in the gospel of Matthew and the story of Jesus’ life, death, and...
Come and See
Today's Sermon focus You can come and see what God is up to without your effort and even belief. You can just come and see. There was a time I was not a Christian. Quite a long time, actually. My early years were in the church, but then my spiritual education and life...
Emerging Christ
Today's Sermon focus Christ is emerging every day with us! Amen!At the beginning of Advent, I asked folks who were here on the Sunday after Thanksgiving to write down the places in their lives and the world that are in need of redemption and healing. I asked us to...
The Road Less Traveled
Today's Sermon focus There are times when we are called to break the rules for the sake of love and obedience to God's call. Just ask Joseph! We don’t normally get to hear much about Joseph in the Christmas narrative. But in today’s gospel, we get a little window of...
Peace Comes with Truth Telling
Today's Sermon focus John the Baptist yelling is a model for peace. I promise! Today is the second Sunday of Advent, which is Peace Sunday. Last week we talked about the movement of Advent, this movement towards Christ breaking into our lives and our dark situations,...
Dawning hope in a dark world
Today's Sermon focus Hope is good news to those who need it most, those lost in the dark. Where is that in your life and in the world? What makes you cry out kyrie eleison - God have mercy? Today is the first Sunday of Advent, which is the Sunday of hope and is the...
God Shaped Power
Today's Sermon focus Not all power is created equal! What is God's power like? Not what we expect. Christ the King Sunday is all about the Kingdom of God and the nature of power, which begs the question, “What does it mean to live today, in this time, in the Kingdom...
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