Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the few and most prominent German clergymen who spoke out against Hitler and the Nazi regime during WW2, was in prison for his resistance, where in…
To start today’s sermon I’d like to go back to last week’s collect of the 2nd Sunday in Advent. Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance…
My wife trimmed the rose bushes on Friday. Neither Carol nor I have been avid gardeners. We’ve put far more effort over the years into vegetable gardens than flower gardens.…
Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your…
Who here would rather be greater than lesser? Who would like to be somebody? Who would like to be important? Who would like to share in the counsels of power?…
Job sitting among the refuse on the ash heap scraping his oozing sores with a potsherd is an affront. He is an affront to our mental image and expectation of…
A man carefully chose a bumper sticker to put on the back of his car as his personal statement of faith. “I follow Jesus” the bold bumper sticker read. One…
Paul tells us that we better grab our weapons and put on our armor, because we are in for a battle. “Put on the whole armor of God,” he warns…
A man who left the Church as an adolescent and never returned traces his disillusionment to several incidents, including a memorable discussion about the Lord’s Supper in his Confirmation class.…
I don’t know about you, but I am hungry for some wonderfully spicy and fragrant Jamaican food that we will soon enjoy during Coffee Hour! Maybe hunger for those Jamaican…