A storm ripped through the area last week. Tornado sirens blared, sheets of rain and volleys of hail dumped, and wind ripped things apart. I was in my office when the sirens went off and thought I could just work through it.

The apostle Paul quotes his would be accusers, “What should we say then, should we continue in sin so that grace may increase?” Paul emphatically responds, “May it NEVER be! How can we who have DIED to sin continue to live in it?” What does this mean?

The text for this sermon is Romans 5:1-11. The first word is “therefore…” Any time you see this word, you have to ask “What is it there for?” The Apostle Paul has been building an argument for the first four chapters of this letter.

The parable of the King’s Wedding Banquet in Matthew 22:1-14 offers a troubling picture for us. Why would a king destroy the people who reject his invitation? Why would he throw out a person who is not properly dressed?

This sermon explores the meaning of the word forgiveness. Peter asks Jesus, “How many times should I forgive?” Jesus responds with a parable of a radically generous landowner and terribly selfish slave. How can we be so unforgiving when God is so radic...

This sermon follows the Narrative Lectionary and explores Jesus’ Transfiguration in Matthew 17:1-8. How do we overcome the Post Mountain Top Experience? Perhaps it has to do with our expectations about Jesus.

This sermon continues our series Finding Our Way. Jesus concludes the teaching portion of the sermon on the mount in Matthew 7:1-12 with a series of seemingly unrelated images: logs, dogs, pigs, pearls, and doors. See this post to get more background.

Jesus begins his ministry in the wilderness. It is a space where everything is stripped away and we find our true identity, and our true belonging. This sermon explores how we must experience the wilderness in order to love our neighbor as ourself.

Every Journey has a beginning. Jesus’ public ministry began with the fiery message of John the Baptist and the sky-splitting moment of his own baptism. This sermon explores what it means to repent and see the Kingdom of Heaven that is at hand.