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,...
Downloaded Grace

Discerning our role in creation

Today’s Sermon focus What’s our role again?   I think anyone who has ever owned a cat will have serious questions about what’s meant by “dominion” in the Genesis reading.   In Genesis, God tells his newly formed people, “Be fruitful and multiply,...
Downloaded Grace

Crying Uncle

Today’s Sermon focus Following God is a Wrestling Match When we were young, my brother and I would wrestle.  He was five years older, so I usually came out on the short end of the stick.  When he pinned me into an immobile position or when the pain became too...
Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks

Today’s Sermon focus Giving Thanks! Returning thanks seems to be a prominent theme in today’s readings. We see how the result of the Lord’s healing power elicited an enthusiastic acknowledgment from the King of Aram.  The letter from Paul to Timothy reinforces...