Sermon: Praise the Holy One
This past Wednesday evening I met with the search committee for the first meeting. The search committee, as you know, is tasked with finding my replacement. I a...
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Sermon: Risk and Restoration
This morning we come face to face and have to deal with, two very different stories presented to us from the Gospel of Mark. On the one hand, we have the...
Election Day Prayer
Election Day Prayer Almighty God, you are the source of wisdom and justice. Guide those who at this time are called to choose representative to serve the...
Sermon: Take Heart
This was not the sermon I intended to preach yesterday but, due to the events of the past week, I rewrote my sermon. This is just the text, and I added some wor...
Sermon: Great Service
Donald Meichenbaum, one of American Psychologist’s ten most influential psychotherapists, tells a story of the time his car was struck by lightning while ...
Elizabeth Warren and the DNA Test
In my life, I have seen politicians do some pretty stupid things but Elizabeth Warren releasing her DNA test has to make my top 10 list of all-time most ...
Sermon: What Must I Do?
I have mentioned to you before that I use the Revised Common Lectionary when I am preparing sermons. The lectionary is a collection of biblical passages, Old, N...
Submit to One Another: How Rev. Mark Harris Got it all Wrong
Recently, on the Facebook page of Now This News, there was a feature video of a sermon preached by the Rev. Mark Harris, former pastor of First Baptist Church i...
Democrats Should not be Afraid of Religion
National Public Radio has produced a story regarding faith groups and their efforts to get out the vote for the coming mid-term elections. It has been widely re...
“Mormon” has become a four-letter word
At the recent General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, it was announced that the name used for the church “Mormon” is ...