Sermons

On this Second Sunday of Lent we turn to the story of Nicodemus and his encounter with Jesus in the veil of the night. We often read this story from the dual lens of “Nicodemus is this…and Jesus is that” and assume that part of Nicodemus’ struggle is making a choice for

Seeking Lent: On this first Sunday of Lent, we hear the story of Jesus’ Wilderness Wanderings. We ponder what it means to be empty and face temptation. Rather than viewing emptiness as creating a state of vulnerability, we think about emptiness as creating a state of empowerment through

On this Transfiguration Sunday we empathize with Peter who wishes to freeze the mountain top experience in time in order to avoid the pain that is to come in Jerusalem. When things change, and the change is painful, we often want to freeze life as it is with its comfort and security. As God

Today, we hear the 6 antithetical statements on Mosaic Law found in Matthew 5. There are more prescriptive statements that follow (and I invite readers to read Matthew 6), but these today deal with Mosaic law and we hear only four of the six in our Lectionary reading. As we consider them, we