A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California August 1, 2021 Ephesians 4:1-16 We don’t know much about the origins of this letter. It likely wasn’t written by Paul, even though his name is on it. The vocabulary and understanding of the church is not quite the same as the letters we…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California January 31 2021 Mark 1:21-28 There’s a word that the author of Mark’s gospel uses over and over again—immediately. English translators, in an effort to make his language easier on our ears, often leave it out. As they do in this passage. But, as…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho July 5 2020 Genesis 25:19-34 As a mother of sons, not twins, but sons, I confess that this passage gives me pause. My boys are wonderful young men, and I can’t quite imagine Elliott trying to buy Alden’s birthright for a chicken burrito, but I…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho June 7 2020 Gen 1:1–2:4 Welcome to Trinity Saturday, which is where the lectionary writers punish preachers who had so much fun last week on Pentecost Sunday by expecting us to make the Doctrine of the Trinity clear for each of you. Just kidding. I…
This is what I said this morning in committee. After hearing considerable testimony against this bill, the committee voted along party lines to send it to the House. My name is Marci Glass, and I am the pastor of Southminster Presbyterian Church on the Boise bench. I am here to urge you to vote against…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho June 24, 2018 1 John 1 Who, exactly, was Jesus? Was he a teacher who said some cool stuff, a healer who healed some folk, but was pretty much just like you and me—maybe a wiser version of the best of humanity? Was he God,…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho June 18, 2017 Psalm 13 I acknowledge, this psalm is a bit of a bummer. How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? It is quite a contrast, in most ways, to the one we heard last week, that was full of turning toward…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho April 23, 2017 Luke 24:13-35 My friends and I pass books back and forth. If there is a book we enjoy, we’ll pass it on when we’re done with it. One of my friends sent me a book a while back. I read it and loved…
There has been much brouhaha lately about a policy Vice President Pence and his wife have in their marriage. He has said he won’t be alone with a woman other than his wife and will not be in a place where alcohol is being served unless his wife is with him. This included, apparently, not…
Below is a Facebook status of a friend that is important for us all to read. They cannot, at this time, add their own name here but they have given me permission to share their words here. In light of the atrocious anti-LGBTQ bill recently passed in North Carolina, it is important to remember we…
Glass Overflowing 