Sermons

Building An Altar

May 29, 2016
I Kings 18:17-39
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It’s been a while since I preached, so I thought, why not tackle a difficult lectionary passage that we hardly ever read. It is an entertaining – and in-credible story. […]

Diversified Mobility in the Kingdom of God

May 22, 2016
John 9:2-9; Matthew 15:29-31
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Introducción No se si todos en este salón han estado a cargo de traer  la reflexión o sermón a una iglesia. Les comparto que la primera reacción que uno tiene […]

Who’s On First?

May 08, 2016
Revelation 22:12-21; John 17:20-26
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Eavesdropping; it isn’t something that’s often considered ethical behavior. Certainly it isn’t something through which one often learns good things, particularly about one’s self. However, that is just where we […]

A Vibrant CommUnity

April 17, 2016
Exodus 31:1-11; I Corinthians 12:4-11
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When I was a kid, one of my favorite errands to run with my mom was a trip to the fabric store. I loved walking into the store and breathing […]

Encountering Christ

April 10, 2016
John 21:1-19; Acts 9:1-20; Psalm 30
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This week I was searching for signs of the Risen Christ. The liturgical calendar says it is the Easter season. The google calendar says it is spring. It should be […]

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 […]