This is a sermon preached at Montreat Youth Conference this summer. It seems relevant today as yet another shooting fills the news. The theme of the conference was This is Our Story. Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 The Prophet Jeremiah is a bit of a drag, truth be told. If you read through his whole book at…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho November 29, 2015 2 Kings 22:1-10, 23:1-3 As we talked about last week, God’s love song to us is long, and has many verses. And we need all of those verses. As the intro video reminded us, Israel and Judah split, the Northern kingdom…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian’s Sabbath Worship service November 14, 2015 Hosea 11:1-11 The Book of Hosea is a good illustration of why we should take the Bible seriously, but not take it literally. Because Hosea is filled with all kinds of metaphor and imagery. In the beginning of the book, God gives Hosea…
Here’s a video of the sermon: Here’s the video of the entire worship service: A sermon preached at the closing worship service of the Covenant Network Conference, Unity Matters. Nov 7, 2015 at Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. 2 Cor 5:16-21; 6:1-2 Isaiah 65: 17-25 +++++ You’ve come a long way, baby. Many of…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho Nov 1, 2015 1 Kings 12:1-17 Remember how God warned the people that they didn’t want a king? Remember how they didn’t listen to God and insisted on a king? They’ve gone through King Saul, King David, and David’s son, King Solomon. Solomon was known…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho October 18, 2015 Ruth 1:1-17 This story, we’re told, takes place during the time of the Judges. A famine in the land caused Naomi and her family to leave the Promised Land and go back across the river to Moab, modern day Jordan. Her husband,…
This is a sermon I preached many years ago in chapel at Columbia Theological Seminary, in the days before Marci had a blog. The story of Ruth is in the Narrative Lectionary this week, and while this is not the sermon I’m preaching Sunday, it still has something to say. Ruth 4:9-10a and 13-17 1st…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho October 10, 2015 Deuteronomy 5:1-21, 6:4-9 Here’s the video we used to open worship. Last week, we heard of Moses’ being claimed by God and called by God to lead God’s people out of slavery in Egypt. And he does. The Hebrew people then have…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho on July 5, 2015 Mark 6:1-13 It is hard to go home again, isn’t it? Jesus has already experienced this in Mark’s gospel. A few chapters ago, after people accused him of being possessed by the Devil… “A crowd was sitting around him; and they…
A sermon preached on Pentecost at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho May 24, 2015 Acts 2:1-21 Ezekiel 37:1-14 I read and preach these texts every year. They are some of my favorite passages of scripture. And just when I think I understand them, and that I’ve got them figured out, the Holy Spirit starts…
Glass Overflowing 