Sermons

Christmas

Christmas

It’s Christmas time. Time for one of my favorites: The Conclusion to W.H. Auden’s “For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratorio.” NARRATOR: Well, so that is that. Now we must dismantle the tree, Putting the decorations back into their cardboard boxes Some have got broken and carrying them up to the attic. The holly and […]

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Christmas

Christmas

It’s Christmas time. Time out for one of my favorites. “The Oxen” by Thomas Hardy Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock. “Now they are all on their knees,” An elder said as we sat in a flock By the embers in hearthside ease. We pictured the meek mild creatures where They dwelt in their […]

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Our Fear Of Death: A Holy Week Sermon

Our Fear Of Death: A Holy Week Sermon

“I intended to introduce a new series this week but decided to add a sermon before doing that. I had to prepare a homily for Holy Week and found myself constantly going back to responses I received after last’s week’s lesson. Certainly, one of the lessons we should have learned from the pandemic is how […]

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Paint Yourself Into the Nativity

Paint Yourself Into the Nativity

Shortly after we were married, Faith and I purchased a wonderful reproduction of Hugo van der Goes, “The Adoration of the Child Jesus.” It is a triptych done on three wooden panels about eight inches high which we have set on our mantles, tables, and desks. For 47 years, it has been at the center […]

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God Cleanses Ten Lepers

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Sodom and Gomorrah  (Genesis 19: 1-11)

Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19: 1-11)

My wife helps me write sermons. Last week, she came home saying I should incorporate something about Service Week. “How am I going to do that when I promised to preach on Sodom and Gomorrah?” I moaned. And then, as if that were not challenging enough, she came a second time saying I should mention […]

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A Sermon for Maundy Thursday

A Sermon for Maundy Thursday

The Passover celebration is a family meal that begins when the youngest child asks, “Father, why is this night different than other nights?” The Father then tells the Exodus story as simply and clearly as possible, so that even this child can understand. “There was a time long ago when a mighty nation, who thought […]

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Celebrating Affirmation of Baptism

Celebrating Affirmation of Baptism

When Jesus was baptized, the writers report the heavens were torn apart, God’s Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus, and a voice pronounced, “You are my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.” The message was clear: God loves Jesus, and his Spirit will fill Jesus’ life so that he can perform mighty deeds and […]

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Easter On The Road To Emmaus: The Dawn of a New Day

Easter On The Road To Emmaus: The Dawn of a New Day

In my denomination, we pretty much just celebrate on Easter Sunday. We read about the empty tomb, loudly proclaim, “He is Risen” to each other, and do a lot of singing. We wait until the following Sundays to reflect on what all this means. Then we take time to ponder Jesus’ appearances among his first […]

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Herod (A Sermon)

Herod (A Sermon)

Matthew 2: 16-18 When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what had been […]

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