Recent Lectionary

• The Lord of Silence - A Sermon for Pentecost 4, Proper 7C, Ordinary 12C

  My sermon for Sunday, June 24, 2007  was based on the following scriptures:  1 Kings 19:1-18, Psalms 42, Isaiah 65:1-9, Galatians 3:23-29, and Luke 8:26-39.  These can be read in full by clicking here.
  My thanks to my colleagues on Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary E-mail Discussion List: Jim McCrea, Beth Johnston, and especially Frank Fisher (to whom I [...]

  June 28th, 2007

• Luke 7:11-17 - My Paraphrase

  Luke 7:11-17
  On the nest day, Jesus journeyed to a town called Nain, and many of his disciples and a large crowd of people went with him.  Now when Jesus approached the gate of the town, a man who was dead was being carried out for burial.  The dead man was the only son of his [...]

  June 21st, 2007

• The Second Death - A Sermon for Pentecost 2C

  I have posted my sermon for Sunday, June 10, 2007 on my blog Proclamation.  If you are interested, you can read it here.  Below is a small portion of the message.
  The scriptures for this sermon are as follows:
  1 Kings 17:8-24Psalm 30Galatians 1:11-24Luke 7:11-17
  These can all be read online by clicking here.
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  Unlike the vast majority of [...]

  June 9th, 2007

• The Distance and Nearness of God - A Sermon for Trinity Sunday

  The scriptures for this sermon are:
  Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31Psalm 8Romans 5:1-5John 16:12-15
  These can be read be clicking here.
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  As an undergraduate in college I was a student of psychology,and for awhile I considered entering into the counseling profession.One of the things you learn early on if you are going to be a counselor of any kind is [...]

  June 4th, 2007

• Why Celebrate Pentecost?

  The following sermon is based upon the following scriptures:
  Genesis 11:1-9Psalm 104:24-34, 35bRomans 8:14-17Acts 2:1-21John 14:8-17, 25-27
  These can all be read by clicking here.
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  Out of all the reasons I can come up with as to why we celebrate Pentecost,I want to deal with two this morning:The first has to do with pride and prejudice,and the second [...]

  May 28th, 2007