Sermons

The Gift Of Doubt

April 03, 2016
John 20:19-31
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Doubt is one of my spiritual gifts. I believe my mother somehow nurtured this in me. When I got to seminary, I discovered the hermeneutics of suspicion. Through this permissible […]

A Bird Of A Different Feather

March 27, 2016
Psalm 118:1-2,14-24; Luke 24:1-12
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Christ is Risen! [Christ is Risen Indeed!] Alleluia! During the Lenten season that has led up to this day of celebration, we have been exploring the theme Living Ink – […]

Fleeting Fragrance

March 13, 2016
John 12:1-8
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I have long been intrigued by Tibetan Buddhist monks that work painstakingly to create gorgeous sand mandalas, only to destroy them after they are completed. To my western way of […]

Six Word Sermon

March 06, 2016
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
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As part of our Lenten series, Living Ink: The Word Made Flesh, we are spending a lot of time exploring stories. Living Ink is an exploration of our lives as […]

Fruitless Fig

February 28, 2016
Isaiah 55:1-9; Luke 13:1-9
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I don’t know about you, but I have been feeling overwhelmed. This week, like too many weeks, it is the gun violence in our country, especially now that it hit […]

Transfigured

February 21, 2016
Luke 9:28-43a
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For those who may not know, I studied visual art in college. My interest in art is two-fold. I enjoy creating art – I love [and get stressed out by] […]

Living Ink: In The Flesh

February 14, 2016
Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Luke 4:1-13
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Jesus and the devil, out there in the wilderness for forty days. According to Luke, there were tensions and temptations the whole time. Near the end it gets even more […]

Creating Space

February 07, 2016
Luke 4:(14-20) 21-30
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Today, on this last Sunday before lent, we celebrate the mystery of Jesus, the way he creates space for us to catch glimpses of, and experience, the power of God. […]

Going Deeper

January 17, 2016
Luke 10:30-37; John 4:1-40
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Good morning. It’s an honor to be with you on Martin Luther King Sunday and great to be back at Hyattsville. I have been involved in a mixed-raced group within […]

Watershed

January 10, 2016
Isaiah 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-18, 21-22
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Last fall the church council and pastorate, as is our custom, had a day long working retreat. We reviewed the past year or two and then turned our eyes toward […]