The Unfinished Story

Lent 4C                                                March 26/27, 2022 Text: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. In light of today’s Gospel lesson, how shall this preacher address you this morning? How about, dear tax collectors and sinners? You might like that, not because you are tax … More The Unfinished Story

Hopeful Suffering

Luke 13:1-9 As you’d guess, the observance of Jewish festivals during the Holocaust was severely restricted – at times, forbidden altogether.  For those in concentration camps, it became all the more difficult.  Yet through it all, in fear of persecution, even death, members of the Jewish faithful did what they could to practice their faith. … More Hopeful Suffering

An Appeal to Mime Christ

Lent 2C                                                An Appeal To Mime Christ March 12-13, 2022 Text: Philippians 3:17 – 4:1 Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Do you remember the first time you saw a mime or a clown? The occasion probably brought a smile to your face. … More An Appeal to Mime Christ

A Fight Against Evil

Luke 4:1-13 Just a few days ago, we gathered in this space for Ash Wednesday.  The day that ushers in the season of Lent, when we mark our foreheads with crosses of ash as a sign of our sins committed and as a reminder of our mortality…  That “we are dust, and to dust we … More A Fight Against Evil

Dust, but not just…

Ash Wednesday 22 – Psalm 51:1-17 It’s seems safe to say, both locally and globally, that our world has faced more death – more loss – over the past two years, than many of us of us have experienced in our lifetime…  With the onset of COVID, our normal daily face to face interaction, wiped … More Dust, but not just…