Harrowing Of Hell

Category: Kingdom of God

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

Seeing Yourself Being Seen; Gratitude Unveiled

Sermon | November 26, 2020

I was at a Commission on Ministry retreat last week, and there I heard a most interesting sermon from Karen Haig, Rector at St. Barnabas Church, on this text, and her words and bell ringing have formed this sermon in my mind. She said: “This is not a Gospel message about gratitude, primarily, but more

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

All Saints

Sermon | November 1, 2020

Good morning Christians, seekers, and friends! Since the beginning of our liturgical year A 2020, we have spent our time walking fairly methodically, one chapter after the next, through the gospel of Matthew starting in January … This October, for example, we have spent the majority of our time hanging out in chapter 22 which

Communion & Unity Under God

News | October 26, 2020

This November, we will hold fast to the reality of our interconnectedness across time, place, and preference in a series of worship and prayer opportunities.     All Saints Day & Baptisms November 1 | 9:00 & 11:15 am | Church   This is a major feast day of the church and is also a

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