Harrowing Of Hell

Category: Human Identity & Purpose

Hope in a Time of COVID

Sermon | December 24, 2020

Merry Christmas. Tonight, I am going to preach about hope, the hope we experience through the birth of Jesus. It is a good time to talk of hope. We are in a moment that feels hopeful, doesn’t it? We are like that dove perched on the widow of Noah’s ark, poised, ready to flap back

Let it Be

Sermon | December 20, 2020

Good morning Christians, seekers, and friends! One of the things I most appreciate about our God is that God, my creator, really loves the real “me.” God is a down-to-earth, lover of all humanity and creation kind of God, who, even though I have spent years trying to live up to my idea of what

God Loves the Small Things

Sermon | December 13, 2020

Something very small is about to take place. Something small, yet personally significant, at least to the parents, Mary and Joseph. A baby is going to be born. Certainly, in their hearts, there is a stirring, there is hope.  In their imagination and conversation, they speculate and anticipate. Both have had dreams and visions around

Coming of Age

Sermon | December 6, 2020

The season of Advent brings us back to the familiar. The familiar decorations around the house. The familiar music on the radio. For us here in Seattle; the familiar long nights and short days. Maybe even familiar food and holiday drinks appear. And we experience, here in church, very familiar Bible stories. Today we find

Ready at a Moment’s Notice

Sermon | November 15, 2020

The apostle Paul has given us such interesting imagery in his first letter to the Thessalonians today. I love the start, it’s as if he is speaking to you and me, right now. He begins, “Now concerning these times and seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need anything written to you.” He is looking

God Will Be God

Sermon | November 8, 2020

It has been quite an exciting few days (if you want to call it that). For some of us there is hope, for some of us there is consternation. Indeed, we all have a different view of what the future will hold going forward, even if we claim to be part of the same political

The Body as New Authority

Sermon | October 18, 2020

Good morning Epiphany. We are back to a didactic sermon, so, take out your pencils, and your Bibles because we are going to dance across scripture today. Now here is why: You and I are part of a movement, and a movement requires clear understanding of where we are going and why we are going