What is Truth?

Sermon | May 12, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. “What is truth?” That’s Pilate’s famous question at Jesus’s trial the day after the events in this morning’s reading from John’s gospel. Holding Jesus’s life in his hands, Pilate asks “What is truth?” A good question. And a timely question for the age in which we find ourselves. We’re

Why Do I Do What I Do Not Want to Do?

Sermon | March 24, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Have you ever had this sense that there’s just something wrong with you? I’m not suggesting there is… Just the opposite in fact. I know how great you are, and it’s not only because you are a soul deeply loved by God, but also, because I know you, most

Listening to God’s Call

Sermon | January 14, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Jesus, make of me what you will make of me; while you be what I love. Amen. Good morning, Epiphany! It is so good to be with you. I haven’t been in this pulpit in about seven years and yet, it feels as if it was yesterday. I have

Cowboy Boot Repentance

Sermon | December 10, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. We start today with cowboy boots… Just kidding. We start today with John the Baptist. He is a familiar character in the Bible: ”a voice crying out in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord,make his path straight…” To us he may seem an early flamboyant cameo character

Christ the King

Sermon | November 26, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. Let’s just be honest from the start. In this country, we may admire and even be kind of fascinated by the monarchies of other countries (we’re talking about Britain here, because that’s the only one we know anything about)–while we may enjoy the pomp and ceremony of a coronation,

The Kingdom of Heaven is Like

Sermon | November 12, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. What is the Kingdom of heaven like? Is it like good seed planted in a field, maybe a mustard seed? Is it like leaven kneaded into dough? Is it like buried treasure in a field, or pearls, or jewels, or a net full of fish? Is the Kingdom of

Being on the Right Side of History

Sermon | November 5, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. Good morning. Welcome to the feast of All Saints. I love this celebration. There are children being baptized today. What a blessing to see the continuity of faith play out through the decision by Will and Bailey, Jeremy and Erica, Kasey and Evan, to name, honor, and give thanks

God’s Faithfulness

Sermon | September 17, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. Last Sunday, somebody mentioned from this pulpit that church can be a little bit weird. It was an awkward moment as heads bobbed up and down. Maybe church can be a little weird: after all, anyone can belong; no barriers to entry; impractical business model; and our hero died

God’s Got This!

Sermon | August 27, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. It is good to be back after summer travels. I missed you. I missed opening my Bible and thinking about what you and I were going to talk about in the sermon Sunday. Writing a sermon is both completely delightful and utterly painful, because it requires digging into the

Category: Kingdom of God