A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. Aug 25, 2019 Gen 2:1-3 John 15:9-17 As I mentioned last week, in one of the versions of the Ten Commandment stories, we’re instructed to Observe Sabbath because God rescued us from slavery in Egypt. Sabbath becomes a political statement against slavery, and against economies…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho August 18, 2019 Matthew 11:28-30 Deuteronomy 5:12-16 The story we heard this morning from Deuteronomy is from the second telling of the 10 Commandments. The first account is in the Book of Exodus. This account presumes you’ve already heard the first account. Deuteronomy is told…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho Saturday, June 9, 2018 Exodus 24:12-18, Exodus 31:12-18 Our story tonight begins where last week had begun, or maybe a different perspective of the same story. God calls Moses up the mountain, where he stays, surrounded by a cloud that looked like a devouring fire.…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. May 12, 2018 Philippians 2:1-13 As many of you know, I’ve been getting to know birth family the past 4 years. So much of it has been blessing upon blessing. And even the part that has been difficult has been better than the alternative of…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho June 25, 2017 There are so many images in this psalm, and each of them is lovely and memorable. It’s not surprise it is one of the most famous passages of scripture. Is there one for you that resonates more than another? Lately, I’ve been…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho January 29 ,2017 Luke 6:1-16 Last week, Jesus was talking to Simon Peter about fishing for people. We considered what that somewhat awkward metaphor might look like today. If you read the rest of chapter 5, it seems that fishing for people involves healing people…
A Sabbath Sermon from Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho Psalm 23 (trans. by Robert Alter) The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. In grass meadows He makes me lie down, by quiet waters guides me. My life He brings back. He leads me on pathways of justice for His name’s sake. Though…
A Meditation/Time of Confession from Sabbath Worship at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho on January 24, 2015 selected verses from the Book of Jonah The last time I was flying home from a trip, I was struck by the pronouncement made by the flight attendant as they closed the door. I’d heard it before,…
This is part of the liturgy we are doing tonight at Sabbath Worship. In place of the usual Confession sequence, we will be reading this, responsively: Sacrament of Letting Go by Macrina Wiederkehr Slowly she celebrated the sacrament of letting go. First she surrendered her green, then the orange, yellow, and red finally she…
Our church changed our monthly worship ‘rhythm’ this summer. Once a month, we worship Saturday at 5 pm and then take Sunday as an intentional day of sabbath rest. On the Sunday when we don’t worship, people are invited to be intentional about how they spend their “day off”. It is not another day to…
Glass Overflowing 