Sheep Without a Shepherd

A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California July 18, 2021 Jeremiah 23:1-6 Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 The Lectionary cycle this year has given us lots of bible stories about sheep and shepherds. I was going to say “more stories than we wanted” about sheep and shepherds, but then it occurred to me…

It’s Not Always About You (and that is GOOD NEWS)

A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho February 8 2020 Mark 6 Let’s start at the middle passage, a very fine place to start. Jesus sends the 12 disciples out in pairs, like animals off the ark, to heal, to cast out demons, to call people to repent. We often give the…