We know what to doAdvent 3C | Luke 3:7-18 This is an important story to engage with. A story that reveals just how fertile the ground is for Jesus’s ministry. How dissatisfied people were with the status quo—their lives, their communities, their tradition. And it is probably …
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A Word: Open to delight
preparing throughout this seasonAdvent 2C | Luke 3:1-6 “Every valley shall be filled,and every mountain and hill shall be made low,and the crooked shall be made straight,and the rough ways made smooth,and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’” Those are some beautiful words, aren’t …
A Word: A Misplaced Monarchy
Jesus and the problem of authorityProper Last B | John 18:33-37 When we last gathered on Sunday, we heard Jesus announce a terrifying future, what scholars call “The Little Apocalypse” of Mark. I had prepared a sermon for it, even recorded the audio, before that foul beast named COVID …