Sermons

Pentecost XII: On all of the graves at Terezin are stones left by mourners to pave the way from this life of suffering to an eternal life of peace.

Pentecost XI: The full revelation of God is found in the person of Jesus Christ: a person of complexity, a person who experienced joy and grief, frustration and friendship, compassion and betrayal; a person who still seeks our friendship.

Pentecost X: For me, the most incredible part of the life of Jesus is that Jesus shows to us God’s nature—who God is. God becomes personal.

Pentecost IX: God endows us with a hunger for the holy, and through God’s Son, we are truly fed.

Pentecost VIII: We belong, we participate, and we share, and in that sharing find ourselves in the presence of God.

Pentecost VII: Miracles happen when we give ourselves a time apart for spiritual renewal and rest.

Pentecost VI: Goodness means opening your own life to love’s enduring power, because love expresses itself in goodness.

Pentecost V: But it also demands our willingness to see what’s wrong too, to speak the truth, to do what we can to help it be better.

Pentecost IV: If we come to sit in pews and just feel spiritual, when we have the wherewithal to bring forth positive change in this city and in the world, in our families, our schools, and our communities then—if we do not bring forth transformational action then our piety is for naught.

Pentecost IV: The church is supposed to break down the barriers that divide us—not erect them. The church is supposed to be a part of the solution—not a part of the problem.