Messages (Sermons)

Yr B ~ Epiphany 2 ~ Psalm 139 Last week I preached a sermon called The Sacrament of the Present Moment. I am captivated by this beautiful theological idea – that every single moment, and by extension every single place,…

Yr B ~ Epiphany 1 ~ Mark 1:4-11 We know the story of Jesus’ baptism very well. It’s recorded pretty much the same way in the gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke, and it comes up in the lectionary for…

Yr B ~ Christmas 2 ~ John 1:1-14 The world has moved on, and it probably feels a bit odd to us, but we’re still in the season of Christmas in church. And today we hear the opening of John’s…

Christmas 1 – (With apologies to Clement Moore) Twas the day after (the day after) Christmas, and in online ‘couch’ churches Congregations were singing, while wearing new purchas(es). The folks dreamed of haunting their regular pews, Awaiting the preacher-guy’s take…

Yr B ~ Advent 4 ~ Luke 1:26-38 Awaken to God’s Presence and your need and desire for more of that Presence. Adapt your thinking, and doing, and being to create and nurture a relationship with that Sacred Presence. Through…

Yr B ~ Advent 3 ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 I hope you’re enjoying this 4-part Advent sermon series! We began with Awakening to the reality of the challenges in life, and our need for respite, relief, renewal, and rebirth into…

Yr B ~ Advent 2 ~ Mark 1:1-8 Before I get into the specifics of digging into this fantastic scripture text I’d like to say a few things about interpretation. First, we need to understand that Mark’s gospel was the…

Yr B ~ Advent 1 ~ Mark 13:24-37 Allow me to begin by summing up this reading: “The world can be dark, but it doesn’t have to be and won’t always be. Wake up (or keep awake) and be ready…