Sermons

On the Road

(Sermon for Sunday, October 28, 2012 || Proper 25B || Mark 10:46-52) He can’t see them, but he knows they are coming. As he sits by the roadside, he tastes the dust cloud stirred up by their approach. He feels small tremors in the ground caused by their steady, tramping steps. He hears the snorts … Continue reading »

Sermons

The Spotlight

 (Sermon for Sunday, September 16, 2012 || Proper 19B || Mark 8:27-38) I put the guitar down on the wooden bench, dropped my right knee to the root-strewn ground, and produced the ring from my pocket. The green light that shone through the trees of the outdoor chapel glinted off the diamond and sapphires, a … Continue reading »

Sermons

Antagonists

(Sermon for Sunday, July 15, 2012 || Proper 10B || Mark 6:14-29) Today’s Gospel reading gives us an entire story about one of the antagonists of the Gospel. Antagonist. This is a tricky word because often in current culture “antagonist” is simply synonymous with villain, enemy, or bad guy. Famous antagonists – a Jeopardy category, … Continue reading »