(Sermon for Sunday, December 2, 2012 || Advent 1C || Jeremiah 33:14-16) I’ve never been good at staying up until midnight on New Year’s Eve. I always seem to nod off at about 11:35, or in recent years, much earlier. There was one year back in my wild college days when I managed to keep … Continue reading »
Tag Archives: Emmanuel
Names
(Sermon for Sunday, December 19, 2010 || Advent 4 Year A || Matthew 1:18-25) When my mother discovered that she was going to have a second child, she began thinking up names for the tiny person growing within her. Since she didn’t know until I was born if I were going to be a boy … Continue reading »
Of sandwiches and second comings
(Sermon for November 30, 2008 || Advent 1, Year B RCL || Mark 13:24-27; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9) At the end of this sermon, I’m going to explain why the phrase “O come O come Emmanuel” is a funny phrase. But first, I want to talk about my parents’ crèche. During the season of Advent when … Continue reading »
