Sermon preached December 28, 2014
Texts: Luke 2:22-40
Derek and the Dominoes, “Keep On Growing” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJYdJ53_tS8
I am thinking I could not have chosen a worse sermon title for today – “keep on growing” – really!? I don’t know about you but a lot of the growth that happens to me this time of
… View MoreChristmas Eve, December 24, 2014
Texts: Isaiah 9:2-7; Isaiah 11:1-9; Luke 2:1-20
Those who know me know I really like music. You know that I often use music to start a sermon, playing a cd or my i pod. But it’s Christmas Eve, and playing an i pod, well, it just seems like I
… View MoreSermon preached December 21, 2014
Text: Luke 1:26-38, 46b-55
Paul McCartney, “Wonderful Christmas Time”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9BZDpni56Y
Paul McCartney, “Ever Present Past”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoGA4U6J02s
Paul McCartney sings about how quickly time goes, but the title of his song hints that the past stays with us, the things we did as a kid. In that sense he
… View MoreSermon preached November 30, 2014
Text: Isaiah 64:1-9; Mark 13:24-37
Late last week I received a mailing from the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits of The United Methodist Church. This is not surprising as this is the group with which I have my pension. I expected it to be general information about the
… View MoreSermon preached November 23, 2014
Text: Matthew 25:1-13
The Beatles, “The Long and Winding Road” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LneBIOa9B8s
O.K. You would have expected this song from me today. No surprises. I bet you would have been surprised, though, had I taken the advice of some of my colleagues and friends and posted on our sign
… View More