A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA November 13, 2022 Micah 1:2-5; 6:1-8 Introduction to Worship: Today we are hearing from the Prophet Micah, who talks about what is required of us in our lives of faith. Before we look at what he says, let’s start with what Mary Oliver says…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California September 12, 2021 Gen 1 to 2:4a Today we are beginning a year of scripture readings from the Narrative Lectionary. I have historically preached from the 3 year Revised Common Lectionary readings, which were put together in 1992 by a number of different Christian denominations. I like…
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…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho December 1, 2019 Jeremiah 33:14-18 Welcome to Advent! I know some of you think “Advent” is Latin for “why can’t we sing Christmas Carols yet?”, but in fact, adventus means arriving, or something about to begin. It is the beginning of the church year, and…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho September 8, 2019 Gen 2:4b-9, 15-25 Today we are beginning a new year of scripture readings from the Narrative Lectionary. This will be our second four year cycle of readings that cover the broad sweep of the story of scripture. The story of scripture will…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho October 28, 2018 Reformation Sunday 1 Kings 3 I had another sermon written for today. And then yesterday happened. This sermon is not as nuanced as I would like it to be, but I am grateful for the ability to gather together, with people I…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho July 22, 2018 Ruth 1 The Book of Ruth begins by telling us the story took place during the time of the Judges, which is the book immediately before Ruth in the Bible. The Book of Judges ends with this: “In those days there was…
An Ash Wednesday Meditation Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho John 10:1-18 Psalm 23 In John’s gospel, Jesus is known for making pronouncements. In the other gospels, he spends a lot of time teaching, or speaking in parables. But here, he just announces things that are seemingly disconnected from the action going on around him.…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian in Boise, Idaho. Ezekiel 37:1-14 December 9, 2017 Our passage from Ezekiel’s prophecy is full of evocative language and imagery. We can picture a valley where life is nowhere to be seen. Cracked and parched earth, piles of bones wherever you look. And what can we do in…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. December 3, 2017 Daniel 3 King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue whose height was sixty cubits and whose width was six cubits. If my biblical math is correct, that’s about 90 feet tall, and about 9 feet wide, which is maybe not a hallmark of…
Glass Overflowing 