(Sermon for Sunday, June 3, 2012 || Trinity Sunday B || John 3:1-17) When I was in seventh grade, my parents bought me a three-quarter sized guitar and procured the services of a guitar expert to teach me the basics. At the first lesson, I learned the names of each of the six strings and … Continue reading »
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The Unfair Fight
(Sermon for Sunday, April 1, 2012 || Palm Sunday Year B || Mark 11:1-11; Philippians 2:5-11 (NOTE: At my church, we read the Passion Gospel at the end of the service, so this sermon moves from Palms to Passion.)) I’ve always been struck by the incongruity of the scene. A crowd lines the dusty road … Continue reading »
Choosing the Light
(Sermon for Sunday, March 18, 2012 || Lent 4B || John 3:14-21) I’d like to go to a Red Sox game and hold up a sign that says, “John 3:17.” Perhaps, a row-mate would ask me why my sign is wrong and I can say that the sign’s not wrong, but a different verse entirely. … Continue reading »
High Noon
(Sermon for Sunday, March 4, 2012 || Lent 2B || Mark 8:31-38 ) I’m sure we’ve all watched this scene unfold in a film, a Western, perhaps starring John Wayne or Gary Cooper. The sheriff checks the rounds in his six-shooter, puts on his Stetson and shiny, star-shaped badge, and walks bowlegged out of his … Continue reading »
The Heart’s Square Footage
(Sermon for Sunday, January 1, 2012 || Feast of the Holy Name || Luke 2:15-21; Philippians 2:5-11) At the end of this sermon, I’m going to invite you to make a New Year’s resolution, but don’t worry because you only have to fulfill the resolution for a week, which I think is the standard longevity … Continue reading »
First Words
(Sermon for Sunday, October 16, 2011 || Proper 24A || 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 ) Did your parents ever tell you about the first word you ever spoke? More than likely, your first word was “Da,” which is short for, “Daddy, go get Mommy so I can have lunch.” Perhaps, your first word was “Ma,” though … Continue reading »
Christ’s Own
(Sermon for Sunday, October 2, 2011 || Proper 22A || Philippians 3:4b-14) My grandfather, Roy Thomas, went into hospice twelve days ago, after several difficult weeks in the hospital. Less than twenty-four hours later, he passed away due to complications from being alive for more than nine decades. I awoke to the phone ringing at … Continue reading »
Digital Disciple Chapter 6: Tech Sabbath
After a midsummer hiatus, here’s the final part in a six part video series produced to accompany the book Digital Disciple. This video series is designed to be used in a class setting to introduce the material and spur discussion. Of course, watching it by yourself is fine too! Don’t forget to head over to … Continue reading »
In My Name
(Sermon for Sunday, September 4, 2011 || Proper 18A || Matthew 18:15-20 ) Near the end of the film Shakespeare in Love, the crowds who have just witnessed the first performance of Romeo and Juliet sit stunned into silence. Then one person begins clapping and soon the playhouse is shaking to thunderous applause. But in … Continue reading »
The Dragon’s Skin
(Sermon for August 28, 2011 || Proper 17A || Exodus 3:1-15) Eustace Scrubb had read only the wrong books. The books he had read had “a lot to say about exports and imports and governments and drains, but,” says C.S. Lewis, “they were weak on dragons.” And so when Eustace accidentally accompanies his cousins Edmund … Continue reading »
