Bananas, Big Macs, and Bears. Oh My!
A sermon for July 21, 2013 Bananas, Big Macs, and Bears. Oh, My! July 21, 2013 Faith Springs Presbyterian Church Amos 8:1-12 I was a little bit hungry the day I sat down to read this text...
View ArticleWith Bands of Love
A sermon based on Hosea 11:1-11. (The breathtaking quote is from my friend The Reverend Jennifer Garrison Brownell) “Don’t blink.” That’s the advice I give to new parents. Parenthood—or at least the...
View ArticleFashioned In The Clay
This is more or less what I said today, about the Jeremiah text: I have a confession to make: I don’t craft. I’m kind of famous for it in my family, in fact. Which is kind of funny, since I grew up...
View ArticleRekindle the Gift; Guard the Treasure
Rekindle the Gift; Guard the Treasure October 6, 2013 World Communion Sunday Heritage Presbyterian Church, Muskego, WI I’ve been thinking about Baptism a lot in the past few weeks—ever...
View ArticleRemembering Our Future
I’m not preaching this week, but a few years ago I had this to say about this week’s RCL gospel text: (Note: The artifact I describe in the first paragraph was not there anymore when I looked this past...
View ArticleAnd Everything In Its Place
This is more or less what I preached this morning at Southminster Pres in Waukesha: Seventh Sunday after Epiphany Leviticus 19: 1-2, 9-18 Congratulations! You are about to hear a sermon on a text that...
View ArticleDeath Swallowed Up, or All Saints a Day Late
Note: This is the last All Saints Day sermon I ever preached. It is also probably my favorite All Saints Day sermon, if preachers are allowed to have favorite sermons. I swear I do not have a favorite...
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Practice May 17, 2015 Easter 7B Acts1: 15-17, 21-26 Bethesda Presbyterian Church The also-ran button. The bronze medal. The “participant” ribbon. The “Thanks for playing” case of Rice-a-Roni. That...
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