Recent Sermon

• The Unfairness of Grace – A Sermon on Matthew 20:1-16

  The is a revision of a sermon I posted yesterday here.  Most of the changes come at the beginning, though I tried to tighten up the sermon throughout.  It is based, as the headline above states, on Matthew 20:1-16.
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  It just isn’t fair!” – is a common refrain that parents hear from their children. […]

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  September 21st, 2008

• How Do We Forgive?

  Below is my sermon for Sunday, September 14, 2008 (Proper 19A, Ordinary Time 24A, Pentecost 18A).  It is based on Matthew 18:21-35.  Comments welcome, but if you’re coming to church tomorrow, reading this is a no no until after the service (This means you, Jim P. : )
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  How Do We Forgive?
  Smoke Signals (1998) was […]

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  September 13th, 2008

• "The Test" - My Sermon for Sunday, August 17, 2008, Proper 15A, Ordinary Time 20A, Pentecost 15A

  The sermon is based upon the gospel reading for today - Matthew 15:21-28, in which Jesus basically calls a Canaanite woman a “dog.” 
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  Today’s gospel lesson has certainly caused many people problems,because a casual reading of this text makes it appear that Jesus is being rude, even cruel in his response to a Canaanite woman’s […]

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  August 18th, 2008