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God's Good Gifts
Here's my sermon for this past Sunday, which was designated "Earth Day Sunday". I think it's a bit too much advocacy, not enough God, but it was received well by the congregation, including several people who said we shouldn't just do this once a year. I got the statistics from www.storyofstuff.com and the ELCA's environmental advocacy sites.
( Genesis 1.20-31 ) -
Oops!
I just realized I never posted either my Easter Vigil or Easter Day sermons, so here you go!
( Easter Vigil - Romans 6.3-11 ) -
Peace be with you
My sermon for Easter 2A - this ends my run of preaching during March. (Side note: I talked about sharing the peace without reading April's "The Lutheran". So Sunday morning, I glanced down at the magazine sitting on my desk and was surprised to see one of the articles is "Passing the peace: Some love, avoid it". Another instance of the Spirit ( Read more... ) -
Palm Sunday
I have decided that when I think a sermon is bad, in reality, it's good. And when I think it's absolute crap, in reality, it's REALLY great. Case in point - Palm Sunday. I thought it was horrible; everyone else can't stop talking about how great it was.
( Matthew 21.1-11 ) -
The Shadow of False Accusations
No, it's not a commentary on my internship, but the title of the sermon for the midweek service yesterday.
( John 18.25-19.1 ) -
Lenten Preaching
I realize I've been a little lax in posting sermons (I have also not been preaching much...that will change in March - thanks Lent!) So here's my most recent one.
( Genesis 12.1-4a ) -
Book of Faith Initiative
As you may or may not know, the ELCA has started a new initiative called the "Book of Faith" that is designed to bring Bible study back to the forefront. This was approved at the 2007 churchwide assembly, and the initiative came from the North Carolina synod. Anyway, Karen found out about it, and since September, we've be featuring a Book of ( Read more... ) -
Happy Birthday to me!
Last night, Peter and Ann invited Karen and I over, for what they told me would be quesadillas and margaritas. But lo and behold, as I pull up to their house, there are a ton of cars outside, and I thought about the blurb I had just read in the newsletter (something about my birthday, and people should acknowledge it in as many funny ways as ( Read more... )