a sermon on Jesus’ baptism and the power of knowing you are beloved Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered…

A sermon on repentance as an invitation to grow, not a guilt trip In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, “The voice…

a sermon on the separation of Church and state, the threat of Christian nationalism, and hope for not walking away Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and like living stones let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to…

a sermon on compassion, solidarity, and following in the way of Jesus After Jesus had left that place, he passed along the Sea of Galilee, and he went up the mountain, where he sat down. Great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the maimed, the…

Genesis 3 as a Coming of Age Story about a Serpent, Humankind, and Blame Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God say, ‘You shall not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The…

A sermon on Genesis 2: It all starts with a non-binary human, a garden created to bring joy and delight, and men and women as equal partners. then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the…

A Sermon on 1st Impressions, Joy, & Jesus Turning Water to Wine — On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to…

A Sermon on CRT, Hamilton, and the Healing of Simon’s Mother-in-Law As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. He came and…

A sermon on based The Great Commission & Diana Butler Bass’ book Freeing Jesus Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in…