An Easter sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian church in Boise, Idaho April 21, 2019 Matthew 28:1-10 The first day of the week was dawning, and according to Matthew’s gospel, two women go to Jesus’ tomb. In the other gospels, the number of women changes, but in all the gospels, the Easter morning story is told…
A Maundy Thursday reflection Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho Matthew 26:14-75 1 Corinthians 12 The story of this night has a weight to it that I feel in my body. I hear Judas offer to betray Jesus for money and hope that this time, he’ll make a different choice, he’ll realize his error before…
Matthew 25:31-46 A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho April 7, 2019 I’ve got this great image of ALL THE NATIONS gathered together in a gym as Jesus begins dividing them into 2 teams. “I need Libya and France over here on my right, please. And Great Britain and Iran on my…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. March 31, 2019 Matthew 25:1-13 Let me start out by saying I’m opposed to the very premise of this parable, opposed to the idea that women should be sitting around in the dark, just waiting for some guy to show up. I know, I know.…
I’ve been thinking about my birth mother lately. Maybe because thinking is all I really can do. She doesn’t want to be in a relationship with me, and even if she did, she’s not in very good health. Maybe I’ve been thinking about her because her 91st birthday is around the corner. My birth mother…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho March 24, 2019 Matthew 22:1-14 Parables do not have only one interpretation. So hear this invitation to reach your own interpretation of this story that is at odds with mine. Do I wish Jesus were clearer in his teachings? Most days, my answer to that…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church March 9, 2019 Matthew 18:15-35 The word that is translated as “church” in this passage is the word “ecclesia”, which means “called out of”. It was a term from Greek politics. It was the name of the assembly of citizens who came together to vote for magistrates, to…
