A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho Feb 2, 2020 Mark 5:21-43 In the first few chapters of Mark’s gospel, Jesus has been traveling a lot. Last week, if you recall, he had to calm a storm as they were traveling from the Jewish side of the Sea of Galilee to the…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho November 4, 2018 2 Kings 5:1-19 I love this story. It is full of conflict and juxtaposition and surprise agents. People who have—kings and commanders—are contrasted with people who have nothing—foreign slave girls and servants. People who are in the faith—like the king of Israel—are…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho May 7, 2017 Acts 8:26-39 A dear friend called me the other night to tell me a remarkable story. I hesitate about telling all the details of someone else’s story that is very much still unfolding, but when I get to the end of it,…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho May 11, 2014 Acts 3:1-11 In this text, I noticed how much seeing took place. The unnamed lame man saw Peter and John about to go into the temple. They looked intently at him. They told him to look at them. He fixed his attention…
A sermon preached at Southminster June 27, 2010 Luke 8:26-39 Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he did not live in a…
