The truth is that so often our preaching is reactive because it isn’t constant and abiding. We engage in virtue signaling because our world demands it.
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Sermon: The Holy Trinity and holy relationships
The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity is not a rigid system of incomprehensible prose. It is a poetic road map that describes God as the perfection of relationships and all of Creation, you and I, as the loving creations of the creatively-generative relationship.
Sermon: Down by the River
There is no part of us that is immune or exempt from this loving relationship. To follow Christ to place our entire selves in his loving service.
Sermon: Fire-Breathing Robot God
How do you distinguish between what is authentically the voice of God and what is the voice of a hired-hand in shepherd’s clothing?
An Almost-Sermon on Starbucks, sanctuaries, conference room tables
I am simply drawn to tables because, at least for me, they represent something of a community and connection. Some of my best memories occurred around tables. So did some of my worst.
Sermon: This Goes Out to All the Doubters, Skeptics, and Wanderers
Thomas is the patron saint of those of us who have tried this faith thing again and again and still find ourselves with more questions than answers.
Baptizing and Teaching: Beyond Passive Evangelism
We are called to go out, but we are called to go out bearing gifts and with an openness to receive the gifts of others.
Sermon: Beautiful Home of the Soul
You can count on God for a lot, but you for sure can’t count God out.
Sermon: Holy Week Begins in Protest
[Sermon Preached on Sunday, March 25, 20178 (Sunday of the Passion) at Saint Paul's Church on Lake of Isles - Minneapolis, Minnesota] [You can listen to this sermon as well as some additional thoughts by checking our the latest episode of the Word Made FRESH Podcast]. Holy Week begins with protest. I am not simply … Continue reading Sermon: Holy Week Begins in Protest
Sermon: Planting and Hoping
The seeds we plant today might wind up being the trees under which our children will play on day, but if we plant nothing, we can rest assured that nothing will grow.
