Sermons
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October 7, 2012 – Love, not Law
For the recorded version, click here: Love not Law I’m going to begin today with a story that I made up. It didn’t really happen, but the characters in the story are real people, and it’s something that might really… Continue reading
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September 30, 2012 – How to Read the Hard Ones
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September 23, 2012 – Hugs and Greatness
To listen to the recorded version, click here: hugs and greatness I learned the most wonderful Greek word this week, while I was translating the Gospel reading for today. I’m not quite sure why I got so excited about this… Continue reading
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September 16, 2012 – Disciples Carry a Cross, Not a Sword
To listen to the recorded sermon, click here: Disciples Carry a Cross When Peter answers Jesus’s question, “Who do you say that I am?” – that marks the turning point in the gospel of Mark. Mark’s gospel is all about… Continue reading
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September 9, 2012 – The Day Dogs Became Children
To hear the recorded version of this sermon, click here: The Day the Dogs Became Children In my sermon last week I said that Jesus didn’t want us to waste our time trying to be “good” – because he had… Continue reading
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September 2, 2012 – Don’t Be Good, Be Made Well
For the audio version, click here: Don’t be good, be made well A long time ago, when our big children were still little children, we owned a used bookstore in St. Louis. There were a lot of children in the… Continue reading
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August 26, 2012 – The Spirit as Lifemaker
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August 19, 2012 – Get Wisdom!
When we were little, we all heard folk tales about people who met a fairy or found a magical something-or-other that gave them wishes. It was usually three wishes, and it always ended badly. No matter what those people wished,… Continue reading
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August 12, 2012 – Beliefs or Belief
To listen to a recording of this sermon, click here: beliefs or belief This summer has seen some terrible acts of violence and hatred against people of faith in our country. On July 4th – on the day we all… Continue reading
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July 29, 2012 – Faith or Not Faith
To listen to the recorded sermon, click on this link: Faith or Not Faith If the gospel reading today sounds very familiar, you’re right, we just read about Jesus feeding the crowd of 5,000 men, plus women and children last… Continue reading