Scars. Thomas knows about scars. Through the years, he’s known about the scars that life gives you. There are the external scars you get as a child when you scrape a knee or when you fall and break your arm or leg. There are the scars you get as a grownup, as you work with [...]
Archive for March, 2008
From Doubt to Faith
Posted in Sermons on March 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Spring Day
Posted in Uncategorized on March 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am relishing the final day of three days off after what I lovingly call “The Holy Week Marathon.” Outside, the sun is shining, it’s warm enough to wander around the yard without a jacket, and yet there is enough of a breeze to make my wind chimes sing (and enough to air out the [...]
The Lord is Risen! Alleluia!
Posted in Sermons on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
On this Easter Sunday morning, we celebrate the most incredible event in the Christian faith: the resurrection of Jesus the Christ. Yet even as we sing joyful Easter music, we must recognize a certain irony. The truth is that you and I missed the first moment of Easter, because it happened in the deepest, darkest [...]
Teaching on Holy Week
Posted in Sermons on March 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Sunday, 9 March, 2008
Although I seriously considered preaching on the Ezekiel “Dry Bones” reading this morning, I didn’t. Instead, I finally decided that with Holy Week on the horizon, and with so many folks who may not know much about the special Holy Week services, I would do a teaching sermon on the Triduum. Of course I [...]
A Vision of God’s Leaders
Posted in Sermons on March 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
1 Samuel 16:1-13
“But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘. . .the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
Out there on the edge of the little town of Bethlehem, you can see a young king. He does not look like a king? Well, [...]
