Where Are We Going? ~ Matthew 21: 1-11
Sunday, April 9th, 2017There is no text for this sermon.
Tags: expectations, fulfillment, Matthew 21, Palm Sunday
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »>Dependent and Free! ~ 2 Kings 5:1-14
Sunday, July 3rd, 2016Happy Independence Day weekend! Nothing says celebration like a good Bible story about a leper! By now you probably know enough about my preaching style to know that I’m going to have to unpack this story. It’s a richly evocative one that invites us to find ourselves and God in the telling. So here goes…
Tags: 2 Kings, bondage of self, communion, cured, dependence, expectations, grace, healing, humble, Independence Day, justice, leprosy, made whole, Naaman, suffering, woundedness
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »>Waiting for Superman ~ Mark 11:1-11
Sunday, March 20th, 2016Just last Sunday someone pointed out that my name is a Biblical one and we don’t hear of too many Lois’ these days. My parents took great pride in the fact that they selected a Biblical name for me—Lois is the grandmother of the apostle Paul’s right hand man, Timothy—but they also loved it because […]
Tags: expectations, hope, Hosanna, Lois, longing, Mark 11, Psalm 118, salvation, save us, Superman
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »>Prepare the Way ~ Luke 3: 1-6
Sunday, December 6th, 2015I come to the task of preaching this morning with a heavy heart. And I want to acknowledge that, because I imagine that you, too, have strong feelings about the violence and chaos that are being unleashed on the world at a terrifying pace.
Tags: advent, expectations, food pantry, God's ways, history, justice, Labre, Luke 3, prepare, relationships, repentance, terrorism
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