A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho October 28, 2012 Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 Don’t you just love Amos? He’s the theological equivalent of the old man telling the kids to get off of his lawn. He doesn’t want people to like him. He doesn’t consider his words for whether or not they…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho October 14, 2012. Mark 10:17-31 Before we get into this text this morning, I want to make sure we are clear about how we fit in this passage. It is easy, I think, from the stresses of our own lives, to not feel rich. None…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. Psalm 19 We like to think things are about us, don’t we? I mean, we look around at creation, and we say to ourselves, “isn’t that great that God created all of this beautiful world for us to enjoy?” And that is partly true. God,…
A sermon preached Sept 23, 2012 at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Boise, Idaho. James 3:13-18 Proverbs 31:10-31 I don’t like this woman. There. I’ve said it. She’s that person. You know who she is. She gets up at 5 each morning to go to Pilates class and then gets home to make her children chocolate chip…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho, September 9, 2012 Mark 7:24-37 If you recall where we left off last week, Jesus had just called the Pharisees hypocrites for caring about how clean the things were that went into their mouths, without having a care for how clean were the things coming…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho on September 2, 2012. James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-23 We do so much with our hands. We write down grocery lists and love letters. We dig in the garden and we make apple pies. We caress our loved ones and we can play a piano.…
A sermon preached July 8, 2012 at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Boise, Idaho 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 Death seemed to clarify things for David. The deaths of Saul and his son Jonathan did, at least. Because, while they lived, things were complicated between the three of them. David loved Saul and Jonathan. He also disagreed with…
A Sermon preached for Ascension May 20, 2012 Luke 24:44-53 Acts 1:1-11 The texts we heard this morning are the ending of Luke’s Gospel and the beginning of his sequel, the Book of Acts. Both stories describe the same event, but in the gospel, it is used as a conclusion. And in the Book of…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Boise, Idaho March 18, 2012 Numbers 21:4-9 John 3:12-21 Ephesians 2:1-10 If you read the news, you’ll notice that there are many different ways of interpreting what Jesus said, what he meant, and what our faith should look like. If you talk to each other, you will discover…
A Sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian, Boise, Idaho March 11, 2012 Exodus 20:1-17 John 2:13-22 We are a people who like lists. Here are the titles of some books I found in a bookstore: “10 Simple Steps to Lower your Cholesterol!” “10 Spiritual Steps to a Magical Life” “10 Steps to Beat Depression Now!” “Simple…
