Sermon preached Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010
Text: Luke 24:1-12
There are a number of people who have been here a long time this morning and I really appreciate them all – those who worked with the breakfast, musicians, others. Thank you. Some have already heard the sermon I am about to preach, though they
… View MoreSermon preached Good Friday, April 2, 2010
Minnesota theologian Colleen Carpenter Cullinan writes in her book Redeeming the Story: When I was growing up, I had never understood why they had called the day of Jesus’ death “Good Friday.” What on earth was good about it? (149) Perhaps we all might wonder that. This is
… View MoreSermon preached Maundy Thursday, April 1, 2010
I would like to begin with a poem. Remember, it is still Lent, a time for difficult disciplines! Of course, I am teasing about this. I know that some of you really appreciate poetry, though not all, but anyway, here goes. This is a poem I have read
… View MoreSermon preached March 28, 2010
Texts: Luke 19:28-40; Luke 22:14-21, 39-46; Luke 23:13-25, 44-46
There was a kindergarten teacher in Texas who was helping one of her students put on his cowboy boots. He asked for help and she could see why. Even with her pulling and him pushing, the little boots still didn’t
… View MoreSermon preached March 21, 2010
Text: John 12:1-8
Joan Chittister: “There is no substitute for the drama that goes on within the self” (Living Well, 41). She may be right, but what if the drama within the self is like a Hitchcock movie – intense and dark?
I don’t know what it was,