Sermons

Sunday, March 17, Fifth Sunday in Lent

The people who hear the words of God through the prophet Jeremiah are told of a new covenant, not on stone, but on their hearts.  Is this contiguous with what has come before? Is it a new promise?  What does it mean to have something written on one’s heart?

Sunday, March 3, Third Sunday in Lent

The Ten Commandments have all kind of cultural connotations. How might we read them with a different lens?

Sunday, February 25, Second Sunday in Lent

The Hebrew Patriarch Abraham has a rich story. It all begins when God summons Abram (as he is known then), promising that Abram will inherit land and have descendants as numerous as the stars. Except Abram has no children. What does Abram do and how does God respond?

Sunday, February 11, Last Sunday After the Epiphany

The Transfiguration appears on the church calendar every year. Jesus takes three disciples up a mountain and his glory is manifested in a different way than any other time. For those of us who have not been up a mountain and see the Holy One in the purest white, what does this text hold for us?