Being Open to Christ

Being Open to Christ

Today’s Sermon focus Christ is always turning up where we least expect and sometimes least want One of the greatest Christmas movies of all time (imho) is “A Christmas Story.” It’s about a boy in 1939 who desperately wanted a Red Ryder BB gun. To him, this is...
Malarkey!

Malarkey!

Today’s Sermon focus We believe our own malarkey and we can cut it out in preparation for the coming of the Lord. A friend of mine recently told me about an amazing experience of hearing God talk to them in prayer. She heard a voice which was not hers and she...
Risking Participation

Risking Participation

  Today’s Sermon focus Participation in creation, not always as the stars of the show but hopefully as the stewards, the “do-ers” of justice A few days ago I went on a hike up Saddle Rock and there was a field trip going on of bunches of 5th...
Downloaded Grace

Downloaded Grace

Today’s Sermon focus Grace downloads – God’s character and goodness right into us Before traveling to Worms, Germany to go on trial for his life, Martin Luther was asked, “Where will you be, Brother Martin, when church, state, princes, and people...
Downloaded Grace

Our Holy Work in Community

Today’s Sermon focus We have a Holy Job to do Last week, during announcements I invited you guys to join me at Drag Eucharist at the YWCA and I was asked by a few folks about what that experience was like. So I thought I’d share a little bit today.   The...
Untethered

Untethered

Today’s Sermon focus The Holy Word Un-tethers Us It’s that season when truth is on trial.  Who is telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?  It’s enough to cry out, “SO HELP US GOD!!!” Yes, so help us God. Help us.  Help us know the truth,...