Who Do You Say that I Am?
The Seventeenth Sunday after PentecostMark 8:27–38 It’s not what we would normally expect from Jesus, but here in the Gospel of Mark today, Jesus seems to be having an identity … [Read more…]
Sermons
Doers of the Word
The Fifteenth Sunday after PentecostJames 1:17–27 I need to warn you: this is a political sermon. Or, to be more precise, this is a sermon about politics. I know that … [Read more…]
The Whole Armor of God
The Thirteenth Sunday after PentecostEphesians 6:10-20 The words sound a little strange to our modern ears: “Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to … [Read more…]
Twelve Years
The Sixth Sunday after PentecostMark 5:21–43 Mark the Evangelist uses a very special literary technique, sometimes called interpolation, inclusio, or chiastic structure, but more commonly referred to as a Markan … [Read more…]
The Lot Fell on Matthias
The Seventh Sunday of EasterActs 1:15–26 We are almost at the end of our seven-week Eastertide journey through Acts. So it is a little strange that this morning we’re jumping … [Read more…]
Even on the Gentiles
The Sixth Sunday of EasterActs 10:44–48 We’re continuing our Eastertide journey through the book of Acts. We haven’t read it yet this season, but one of the first things that … [Read more…]
How Can I Understand?
The Fifth Sunday of EasterActs 8:26–40 All through the seven weeks of the Easter Season we are focusing on the fifth book of the New Testament, the Acts of the … [Read more…]
The Name of Jesus
The Fourth Sunday of EasterActs 4:1-20 We are in the third week of our Eastertide journey through the Book of Acts, which is the sequel to the Gospel of Luke. … [Read more…]
Everything in Common
The Second Sunday of EasterActs 4:32–35 After journeying through the reflective and penitential season of Lent, after celebrating the joy of resurrection on Easter Morning, we are now in the … [Read more…]
Who Will Roll Away the Stone?
Easter SundayMark 16:1–8 “Overcome with terror and dread, they fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.” They were expecting to find a corpse. And … [Read more…]