Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 Matt 4:1-11 I’ve not been a huge fan of this story from Genesis. I’ll confess that right now. Eve makes bad decisions that have caused women misery for yearrrsss. Adam doesn’t seem to make any of his own decisions, but is happy to let Eve take the fall. And the snake—I hate…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho on March 2, 2014 Exodus 24:12-18 Matthew 17:1-9 Did you notice any similarities between the text from Exodus about Moses and Matthew’s story of the Transfiguration? I hope you did. And the author of Matthew’s gospel certainly hopes you did. Matthew, if you recall, tends…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho and Boone Memorial Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) in Caldwell, Idaho February 23, 2014 Matthew 5:38-48 “There are six hundred passages of explicit violence in the Hebrew Bible, one thousand verses where God’s own violent actions of punishment are described, a hundred passages where Yahweh expressly commands…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian in Boise, Idaho on Feb 16 by Marci Auld Glass. Deut 30:11-20 Matt 5:21-37 There are weeks when I wish it were clear and easy to follow Jesus, to know exactly what to do, what to say, how to treat each other, how to interact in the world, how…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho on January 26, 2014 by Marci Glass. Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 Luke 10:25-37 The Book of Leviticus gets its name from the Levitical priests who used it as a manual to help them in their worship plans, among other things. It is a book about worship.…
John 1:29-42 Isaiah 49:1-7 A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho on January 19, 2014. Not all of the gospels bother to describe Jesus’ birth. But they all have accounts of his baptism. And when you can get Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John to agree on anything, even if the details are…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church on January 12, 2014 by Marci Auld Glass. John 1: 1-18 Sirach 24 I suspect that many of you are not familiar with the Book of the Wisdom of Sirach, and that is for good reason. It isn’t actually in your bibles. It isn’t considered scripture in the…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho on November 17, 2013. Isa 65:17-25 Luke 21:1-19 We have two very different texts today. The beautiful promise from Isaiah of God’s new heaven and new earth—where children will grow up in peace and health and wholeness to live long and productive lives. A world…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho on November 10, 2013 Haggai 1:15b-2:9 Haggai’s prophesy dates from Aug and Dec 520 BCE, which can be dated by the dates and the names of the rulers mentioned in it. He is one of the 3 post-exilic prophets of his era (that we know…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho on October 27, 2013. Joel 2:23-32 Luke 18:9-14 The Book of Joel is best read in one sitting. I invite you to look through it this week. It opens with a story of destruction. Locusts invade and destroy the land. Crops fail. Fire burns. A…
Glass Overflowing 