Sermons

Holy Interruptions

June 28, 2015
Psalm 130; Mark 5:21-43
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I have been thinking about bodies this week: black bodies, brown bodies, white bodies, LGBTQ bodies, straight bodies, young bodies, old bodies, athletic bodies, bodies that struggle to move. What […]

That Awe-full Feeling

June 21, 2015
Job 38:1-11; Mark 4:35-41
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Jesus is tired. For days he has been surrounded by people, crowds of people, expecting him to perform – miracles, healings, at the very least there have been expectations of […]

From Small Seeds

June 14, 2015
I Samuel 15:34 -16:1-13
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We are such good Anabaptists here at Hyattsville Mennonite, so focused on Jesus and his teachings. Our friend Elham – new to the faith, commented to me recently that she […]

As We Share in Our Comfort and Suffering

May 17, 2015
II Corinthians 1:3-7; Isaiah 51:11-16
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It is a pleasure to be here again not only being part of such an important event like Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia, but also visiting and spending […]

Philip and E.E.

May 10, 2015
John 15:1-8; Acts 8:26-40
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Reading this text over and over this week brings back a vague childhood memory of this story from Acts. It was in my bible story book: the picture was of […]

“If We Must Answer Today”

April 26, 2015
I John 3:16-24; Acts 4:5-12
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After the devastation of Jesus’ death, and the exhilaration of his resurrection, the small disparate group of good Jews, outcasts, struggling fishers, healed and hoping-to-be-healed really begins to expand. These […]

Resurrection Mystery

April 05, 2015
John 20:1-18
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“I have seen the Teacher” shouts Mary Magdalene. Christ is risen, Christ is risen indeed. After the running, the weeping, the wondering, there is an awareness – an appearance of […]

The Coming Catenary

March 29, 2015
Mark 11:1-11
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I have always been a fan of Palm Sunday. Growing up it was one of those Sundays that we as kids got to take a special part in. The week […]

I Was Once A Mennonite Boy

March 22, 2015
Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33
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Brother Aaron rang the bell calling the children to Summer Bible school at Meckville Mennonite Church, a small red brick church at the base of the Blue Mountain in northwest […]

Out From The Shadows

March 15, 2015
John 3:14-21
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It is a joy to be back in the pulpit after 3 1/2 months. In some ways it feels like I never left. While I needed to take a break […]