Title: Hope and Nests, part II Date: May 4th, 2008 Texts: Ps 68:1-10, 32-35; Ac 1:6-14; I Pet 4:12-14, 5:6-11; Jn 17:1-11. Nests and hope. That’s what I preached about the last time. I told you about the blue birds who moved into the birdhouse in my front yard near the road. I talked about [...]
Title: Nests and hope Date: April 13, 2008 Texts: Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; I Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 We have two blue birds living in our front yard. Last fall our neighbor gave Katie and me a bird house, and I put it up near the street this past January. That probably wasn’t the best [...]
Title: A Protest of Hope Date: March 20, 2008: Maundy Thursday Texts: John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Jerusalem welcomed Jesus as their king, “Blessed is the king of Israel” (John 12:13). And a few days later, on Maundy Thursday, Jesus is in the valley of darkness. Later this night, he will be arrested and his procession to [...]
Title: Mud Date: March 2nd, 2008, 4th Sunday of Lent Texts: I Sam 16:1-13; Ps 23; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41. Mud, made with dirt and saliva. This is such a great story. Jesus heals a blind beggar with his spit. Thursday, around noon, I stopped by the Regulator Bookstore to pick up a book that [...]
Title: Home away from home Date: February 17, 2008 Texts: Gen 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; Rom 4:1-5, 13-17; Jn 3:1-17. To leave it all behind. To wander into the unknown with nothing to hold onto… only a promise. “The Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house.’” Leave everything. [...]
Title: God is home Date: February 10, 2008, 1st Sunday of Lent Texts: Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 I’m a home body. I like being at home, and all the things that home allows me to do. I can make my coffee just how I like it. I have the choice of three [...]
Date: January 6, 2008, Epiphany Sunday Texts: Isa 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-7, 10-14; Eph 3:1-12; Matt 2:1-12 What happens when Jesus gets here? What happens when Jesus arrives? That’s the question of Epiphany. What changes after Advent? We just finished our season of Advent, our time of anticipation. And I think it’s safe to say that [...]