Weekly Sermons

I love this time of year. Soon it will be spring and we will have much to look forward to. The grass returning to green. The blossoming flowers and the leaves of the trees returning

Wow!  Can we believe it?  What an incredible story:  Jesus’ face and clothing aglow, Moses and Elijah appearing from somewhere beyond, and the booming voice of God endorsing his son and his mission.  It sounded

What a cheerful Scripture passage we just heard from Sarah!  It seems almost incongruent to entitle this sermon “Happy Are Those . . .” when we hear the strong words Jesus had for his disciples. 

Let us take ourselves back to that place again, like Jeannie had us do last week. Imagine we are poor and living in a small rural village no one cares about. We hear that a

Let me start with a confession.  I don’t always recognize that the Bible is not a spectator sport.  With today’s Scripture reading, I imagine myself on the hillside, perched off at a safe distance, watching

Let us pray:   When peace like a river upholdeth  my way; when sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, You have taught me to say, “It is well, it is well with my soul.”

Can we read this all together: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because God has anointed Me to bring good news to the poor. God has sent Me to proclaim release to the

“Have you been born again?”  Many of us good honest liberals, hearing those words, run screaming in the opposite direction. “NOOOO!!!!! I’m being attacked by someone who wants to convert me!!!” And that’s a fair

“Lord, give me eyes to see”- that’s Jeanne Phelan’s favorite prayer. When I hear this prayer, it makes me think of the suffering, the injustice, the pain that is too painful to let in- so

It’s the last Sunday of the old year, looking into the chaos of a new year. I don’t know about you, but it looks like it’s going to be a chaotic, bloody 2020, with the