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Yr A ~ Pentecost 21 ~ Matthew 22:34-40, John 13:35 Renowned theologian Rev. Dr. Walter Brueggemann wrote these words that have been resounding in my consciousness and inspiring me to think really deeply since I re-encountered them while on retreat…
Yr A ~ Thanksgiving ~ Psalm 65 This is going to be one of those sermons where I just use the scripture as a jumping off point to talk about what I really want to talk about. But first I…
Yr A ~ Philippians 3:4b-14 We need some context to understand why Paul is talking the way he is in this scripture passage. The Philippian church (which Paul planted!) has apparently, in his absence, been hearing from Jewish-Christian teachers who…
Yr A ~ Philippians 2:1-13 – Creation 3 There’s no nice way to say this, but generally when Paul writes a letter it’s because one of the churches he planted has gone off the rails a bit. The church in…
Yr A ~ Philippians 1:21-30 I’m going to do something a bit different this morning. Usually I would read the scripture passage as it appears in the bible, according to whatever translation we were using that day. Then in my…
Yr A ~ Creation 1 ~ Psalm 114 This is the tenth September that we have marked the Season of Creation at Faith United. What do we mean by creation? One aspect is to think about the natural world, the…
Yr A ~ Pentecost 14 ~ Romans 13:8-14 Do you know what a fashionista is? It means someone who’s all consumed with having the latest clothes and styles. Do you know what a fashion faux pas is? It means someone…
Yr A – Pent 13 – Matthew 15:21-28 I love today’s gospel story. I love it for lots of reasons, but mostly it’s because Jesus doesn’t come out looking too good in it. It’s the mark of a great story,…
Yr A ~ Pentecost 12 ~ Matthew 14:22-33 Everybody calls this the ‘Jesus walks on water’ story. That’s curious to me, because I think that bit is actually the least important part of the story. Well, the specific thing, not…
Yr A ~ Pentecost 11 ~ Genesis 45:1-15 Ok, I have three jobs to do here this morning. One is to fill in the rest of the Joseph story to give us some context beyond the short scripture excerpt. Another…