Holy City

Download a PDF of this text Texts on Pentecost Sunday, May 30, 2004      Acts 2: 1-18; Revelation 21 & 22 (selections) When at the Pentecost outpouring of Spirit, Peter hears that cynical accusation— They’re all drunk! —he instantly, ardently, powerfully charges...

“Why Not to All the People?”

Texts on Easter Sunday, April 11, 2004Matthew 28: 1-20; Acts 10: 34-43 “God allowed him to appear, not to all, but to us who were chosen” It doesn’t seem quite fair of God to allow the risen Lord to appear only to some, but not to all. If everyone who believes in...

The End of the Passion of Christ

Text on the Second Sunday in Lent, March 7, 2004     Luke 13: 31-35 What is the point of the passion of Christ? (The real one, not the film.) What is God’s end, or purpose? To say “to save the world” begs the question, how that man’s appalling execution can help the...

The Miser’s Misery & the Giver’s Gift

November 9, 2003Readings: Romans 12: 1-11 & Luke 12: 16-21                                                                                                                                                                              Download a PDF of this text...

Nothing Is Important—Very Important!

November 2, 2003Reading: John 15: 1-7 & Philippians 3: 1-11 Download a PDF of this text Just how far do you want to go with this thing? Imagine your retirement dinner, after the toasts and roasts are done, you stand, you clear your throat, and say: “Whatever...

Irreversible Incarnation

October 12, 2003Readings: Luke 9: 18-27 & Philippians 2: 1-11 Download a PDF of this text This is what I believe. God’s in his heaven–NOT. And all’s right with the world–NOT. No, all is not right with the world, thanks to us. But God is not in his heaven either,...