I’m certainly not shouting Avengers Assemble! by any means, but it is the assembly of the church. This upcoming weekend will be the NC Synod Assembly in Hickory, NC. And here’s the scary part: the bible study. You see, I will be the one leading the bible study for the assembly on Saturday afternoon. Who on earth…
Holy Trinity Sunday Year B This sermon is for June 3 2012. It will be preached by a member of the congregation in my absence while I attend the NC Synod Assembly Today is Trinity Sunday —a festival Sunday on which we celebrate our God—the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. And it is…
Pentecost Year B Ezekiel 37:1-14 Acts 2:1-21 John 15:26-27; 16:4-15 The Valley of the Dry Bones. Valley of the Dead. Remember that children’s song? Them bones them bones them dry bones this must be the workin of the Lord. Ezekiel, the prophet who inspired that children’s song, was sent by God to the people of…
Easter 6B John 15:9-17 We have some crazy ideas about love, don’t we? Just think of all the ways we hear it used. Love is a many splendored thing. Love lifts us up where we belong. Love means never having to say you’re sorry. And, as the Beatles say, all you need is love. My…
Easter 5B John 15:1-8 It’s that time of the year when everything seems to be growing. Actually, everything seems to be GREEN! The sunlight streaming in my windows each morning is so green from the reflected light off of the grass and trees that it looks like the sun is wearing enormous green sunglasses. The…
Shepherdess Writes 