Sermons

10 February 2019 Luke 5. 1-11Nets are about the fishing, not the fish! Well, here we go, again.  The latest figures I’ve heard?  There are around three hundred fifty thousand congregations scattered across the good, old, U.S. of A.  The…
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03 February 2019 Luke 4. 21-30Christ and Church proclaim life to those who need it.Period.  End of sentence. Last Sunday, we read the first part of a story.  A story that was – that is – according to Luke, the…
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27 January 2019 Luke 4. 14-21Christ and Church proclaim life.  Period.  End of sentence. I’ve spend most of a career, now, preaching my way through the bible, one passage at a time, Sunday after Sunday after Sunday.  And after all…
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20 January 2019 John 2. 1-11Life is determined not by the things we do, but by Jesus. Well, this week, I got all the way through the gospel before anything jumped out at me.  And when it did, it wasn’t…
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13 January 2019 Luke 3. 15-17, 21-22The chaff produces the grain! A couple decades back, when I was up in Lubbock, I asked the kids, one Sunday morning, where bread came from.  They looked at me like it was a…
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06 January 2019 Matthew 2. 1-12God’s love turns the world upside-down! I guess it’s a part of that “American Exceptionalism” we hear so much about.  Always the brightest and best.  Always the greatest and grandest.  The strongest and most powerful,…
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December 30, 2018 the Sacrament of the Altar, Small CatechismJust like Christmas, the Word becomes flesh, again! Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. I’m sure you’ve heard those words, before. At least, if you’re forty-something and above!…
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December 24, 2018 Luke 2. 1-14Christ is the gift conceived in us all! Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother…
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December 23, 2018 Luke 1. 39-55We proclaim and we rejoice, because god looks with favor! I don’t know if you’ve noticed or not, but this year, Advent’s been a time for Mary’s song. A time for the Magnificat. As the…
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December 16, 2018 Luke 3. 7-18 The words of Jesus are words of love! About a month ago, a friend gifted me a t-shirt.  No particular reason.  Just thought I’d appreciate the graphics.  The graphics and, of course, the message. …
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