This sermon was given by Anna Rich, a lawyer and member of our congregation. An audio version of the sermon is available here. (The audio begins at about the second paragraph below.) Intro—Why I Am Doing This Several months ago, right after the Supreme Court issued its decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Sheri mentioned that…
Luke 12:32-40 So, here we are — in the dog days of summer. We are in the hot, sultry days that (according to Wikipedia) happen during the rising of the star system, Sirius, also know as the “Dog Star.” Greek astrology connected this time of year with heat, drought, thunderstorms, mad dogs and lethargy. We’re…
Acts 16:25-34 Our lectio divina group, which meets on Tuesday mornings, has been going through the book of Acts, and I’m getting reacquainted with these amazing stories from the earliest days of the founding of Christianity. Actually, that’s not the right way to say it. At this point, Christianity is still very much a movement…
John 20:1-18 Early in the morning, around 5am, Mary Magdalene walks alone to the tomb where Jesus’ body lay. She has barely slept since Friday, when she watched — watched! — her teacher, her best friend, her soulmate, brutally murdered. The whole time she stood there, looking up at him, trying to communicate through her…
This is the fifth sermon in our Lenten series on the Christian mystics called “A Voice to Call Us Home.” An audio version of the sermon is available here. Luke 10:38-42 It came as a surprise to me when, in my early 30s, I felt drawn to becoming a monk. I was, by then, partnered…
This is the third sermon in our Lenten series on Christian mysticism called “A Voice to Call Us Home.” Isaiah 55:1-3, 6-9 We don’t know much about the woman called Julian of Norwich. We don’t actually even know her name. “Julian” is the name of the church where she lived for much of her adult…
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