A Single Mind

download a PDF of this textlisten to this sermon Texts on the Third Sunday in Lent, March 15, 2009  Exodus 20: 1-17; James 4: 7-8 Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. How many commandments are there? Ten? How many laws? How many rules? Six hundred...

The Trouble with Terah

                                                                               Audio of the sermon Download PDF Texts on Sunday, February 15, 2009 Genesis 11:27—12:5; Matthew 6: 19-24 I’m going to use my hands to shape part of the ancient Middle East, to show you Ur,...

Twice-Told Tales

download a PDF of this textlisten to this sermon Texts on the Fourth Sunday in Advent, December 21, 2008Luke 1: 5-25; 1 Samuel 1: 1-20 The Hebrew Bible opens with a story about creation. “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth . . .”  A chapter later,...

Mothers of God

download a PDF of this textlisten to this sermon Texts on the Second Sunday in Advent December 7, 2008Isaiah 7: 1-4, 10-16 and Matthew 1: 1-25 “A gentle woman housed God in her womb and asked as its price peace for the world, salvation for those who are lost, and life...

Considering Adoption

download a PDF of this textlisten to this sermon Texts on the First Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2008     Romans 1: 1-7; Mark 1: 1-11 Today is the first Sunday of Advent. We call it a time of preparation or waiting. But waiting and preparing for what? Christmas? The...