Sermons

Listen to Jesus!

I am SO thrilled to see people in the pews this morning! For 12 weeks, since mid-November, worship has only been on-line. Before that, last spring, we experienced 11 weeks of on-line...

Let’s Get the Show on the Road

If you happen to be in the sanctuary 10-15 minutes early some Sunday morning, which will soon be possible again as we return to in-person worship next Sunday. You may see me pacing...

Deliver Us From Evil

A couple of weeks ago, I commented in a sermon that there was something about Jesus that drew people. In today’s Gospel reading, that phenomenon is presented again. The scene is a...

We are the Ones in Whom Jesus is Seen

SIGH! What to say; what to say? There is so much upheaval in our country, and there are so many opinions about that upheaval. Certainly, we will pray for peace as President-Elect Biden...

Answer This Question: Into What Then Were You Baptized?

I had never heard the phrase, "Taking a mulligan" until about 12 years ago when I attempted to learn to play golf – unsuccessfully, by the way. That phrase popped into my mind this...

The Wait is Over

Here we are … observing the First Sunday of Christmas, still a bit disoriented following our unusual Christ Eve (or, at least I am) with Epiphany Sunday just one week away. Another...

God With Us … on the Phone?

Grace and peace to you on this unusual Christmas Eve. It may be true for you, as it is for me, that this is one of the very few times you have not stepped into the church on this Holy...

Facing the Curveball

It is the Fourth Sunday in Advent; how can that be? Christmas Eve is Thursday; the two Christmas Eve services are nearly recorded and are in the editing process. They will “premier” at...