One Body ~ 1 Corinthians 12: 12-31
Sunday, January 24th, 2016Many years ago I had a dream that felt like divine revelation. In the dream I was standing on a theatrical stage taking a curtain call with a company of actors at the end of a performance. We were all holding hands and bowing in a moment of exquisite triumph. Brilliant light filled the theater […]
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Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »>All Fired Up ~ Luke 3:15-17, 21-22; Acts 8:14-17
Sunday, January 10th, 2016One of my first baptisms after being called to Forest Hill was for a little girl, perhaps 2 or 3 years old. Her parents were stationed overseas, moved a lot, and had not found a church – Forest Hill had been their home church and so when the parents felt moved to baptize their child […]
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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.
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