Sermons

Bewildered Hope, Defiant Love

April 06, 2021
Mark 16:1-8
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Christ is risen, Christ is risen indeed. Here we are, another Easter, celebrating risen life on Zoom. Hopes are rising. The dangers of disease and death are starting to feel […]

Seeds In The Earth

March 21, 2021
John 12:20-33
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Here we are, the 5th Sunday of Lent, our theme ever deepening as we approach Easter – deep calls to deep.  Deep water, deep forest, deep sky, deep wilderness, deep […]

A Given

March 14, 2021
Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-21
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Imagine you are wandering deep into a space of wilderness. Just as you begin to wonder if you have gone so far into the wilderness that you have found a […]

Vast and Deep

March 07, 2021
Psalm 19; John 2:13-22
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May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing in your sight, YHWH, my rock and my redeemer! One year ago today we were celebrating […]

Re-veil-ations

February 28, 2021
Exodus 34:29-35; Mark 9:2-9
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I’m relatively new to home ownership. Becky, Simon, and I purchased and moved into our first ‘us’ owned home just about 2 years ago. I am still learning the ropes […]

The Deep Blue Ocean

February 21, 2021
Genesis 9:8-17; Mark 1:9-15
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This year the season of Lent might feel difficult to embrace. In a time when traditionally people give up things, I’ve heard at least one pastor say, “Haven’t we given […]

What Are We To Do?

February 07, 2021
Mark 1:29-39; Psalm 147:1-11, 20c
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BP – before Pandemic, I didn’t dream much. I mean I did dream a lot before kids but then I stopped, at least I stopped remembering my dreams. But now, […]

Astonished & Amazed

January 31, 2021
Mark 1:21-28; I Corinthians 8:1-13
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We are still in the season of Epiphany. It is a season that invites us to explore how Christ is revealed in the world. Christ is revealed in the world […]

State of the Congregation

January 24, 2021
Mark 1:14-20; I Corinthians 7:29-31
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Here in this political season, in this ever political city, it is once again time for that occasional address, the state of the congregation. I so wish I could parade […]

Gifts of Epiphany

January 03, 2021
Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2:1-12
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As the Christmas season draws to a close for another year, and we sing carols that weave together the birth stories, I feel that preacherly responsibility to pick apart and […]