This sermon is the part of a nine-month series in which we will tell the story of Scripture from Creation to the early Church, using the Narrative Lectionary readings. Genesis 37:3-8, 17b-22, 26-34; 50:15-21 I don’t watch reality TV shows, but I get the gist of what they’re about: humans behaving badly. Actually, many scripted TV shows…
This sermon is the first in a nine-month series in which we will tell the story of Scripture from Creation to the early Church, using the Narrative Lectionary readings. Genesis 2:4-7, Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-8 We are beginning our nine-month long journey through our sacred story this morning with, naturally, the story of how it all…
This sermon is part of our annual “Throwback Sunday” series, where we look at older theological concepts that we may not find helpful (or even tolerable) anymore. We ask where they came from, what were their consequences, and whether or not they are still relevant or meaningful in any way today. Mark 1:21-28 A few…
Matthew 4:26-34 I love these parables we just heard, especially the first one about the gardener who sows her seed and goes to sleep — although the mustard seed is a close second. I love this first one so much that I have preached on it every Sunday that it has come up in our…
2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Last Sunday, I was getting out of my car to unlock the synagogue, when I realized I had left everything I needed back at my house: my computer (which was needed for Zoom hosting), my phone, my notes for worship leading, and the children’s story book. So, I was rattled when I…
John 15: 1, 4-5; 1 John 4:7-8, 11-12, 16 Of the 8 billion people on the planet, we are some of the few fortunate enough to live in a Mediterranean climate zone. While Mediterranean refers to the countries that rim the Mediterranean Sea, it also refers to a kind of climate zone that is scattered…
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