A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California July 21, 2024 Introduction to Worship When I was in 4th grade, our school got a new principal. The previous principal had been revered and loved, as far as I could see. The new guy—not so much. He showed up and started exerting his…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California Nov 29, 2020 Psalm 126 Mark 13:24-37 Our passage from Mark’s Gospel is referred to as an “apocalypse” text. People tend to think of movies like “Mad Max” when they think of apocalypse. End of the world stuff. The Walking Dead. Left Behind books.…
A sermon preached on the First Sunday of Advent at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho December 2, 2012 Jeremiah 33:14-16 Luke 21:25-38 Welcome to Advent! I know some of you think “Advent” is Latin for “why won’t Marci let us sing Christmas Carols?”, but in fact, adventus means “arriving”, or “coming”. It is the…
A Sermon Preached at Southminster Presbyterian Nov 30, 2008 Mark 13:24-37 Isaiah 64:1-9 For those of you who were hoping for a nice, cozy, and comfortable entrance into Advent, let me apologize right now. Our texts this morning are anything but comfortable. They are unsettling. If we’re listening, we should be both excited and horrified…
Glass Overflowing 