John 20:11-16, Psalm 139 a Lenten Wednesday sermon They have taken my Lord away and I do not know where they have laid him. Ever feel like that? I know I do. For some reason Lent always reminds me of those times when it seems like we can’t find God no matter how hard we…
One of the best things about being a parish pastor and a campus pastor working with young adults is getting to see the gifts for ministry in others. Even more than this, it is getting to help people discover their God given gifts and discern their best places to serve in ministry. Along with this…
Advent 2C Malachi 3:1-3 Luke 3:1-6 A few years ago around this time I was channel surfing one evening through dozens of Christmas shows, info-mercials and holiday movies. I stopped on one channel and began half-heartedly watching a talk show hosted by, of all things, a Nun. Mother Angelica was her name and I had…
Every year, on the Sunday before Christ the King, I am keenly aware of the changing seasons. Both the seasons around us in the natural world and the seasons of the church year. This year, as with this final Sunday before CtK every year, I will again be giving this poem as my sermon. I…
All Saints Sunday Year B Isaiah 25:6-9, Revelation 21:1-6a, John 11:32-44 For weeks now we’ve had some difficult topics to deal with in the scriptures each Sunday. From camels and needles, the rich struggling to fit into heaven, to divorce and very high, nearly unreachable standards. Even the reformation can be difficult to talk about, especially…
Shepherdess Writes 