Sermons

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 […]

Lessons from the Desert

December 06, 2020
Isaiah 40: 1-11; Psalm 85; Mark 1:1-18; II Peter 3: 8-15a
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I am honored to worship with you this morning. Throughout my undergraduate studies at Messiah College and graduate school, I’ve been gratefully immersed and influenced by Anabaptist traditions. And so, […]

Anticipating | Incarnating

November 29, 2020
Isaiah 64:1-9; Mark 13:24-37
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2020, the most apocalyptic of years, is finally winding down. This means that we are starting a new liturgical year, which always begins with – wait for it – apocalyptic […]

In The Round

November 15, 2020
Psalm 90:1-12; Matthew 25:14-30
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Intro – No Slide 2003 – Becky & I moved to MN – I was excited about seminary and really excited about living close to this sculpture: Slide I – […]

Waiting For Justice

November 08, 2020
Matthew 25:1-13; Psalm 70; Amos 5:18-24
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There is a certain irony that in a week that involved so much anxious waiting we have this parable about waiting, waiting late into the night, waiting so long you […]

It All Comes Back To This

October 25, 2020
Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18; Matthew 22:34-46
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It is a season of questions, debates, and expressions of opinions. I suppose if we are honest, all of life is that season – it is part of being human […]

Give To Caesar?

October 18, 2020
Matthew 22:15-22; Isaiah 45:1-7
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These are days of bluster: autumn winds and politicians. These are times of trying to trap public figures in hypocrisy, and public figures being unashamed of hypocrisy.  We hope the […]

Granular Power

October 04, 2020
Psalm 19; Matthew 21:33-44
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Today on World Communion Sunday, people across the globe break bread together. Around the world Christians eat the bread of Christ together. This small sign of unity seems, to me, […]