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  • Sermon: Why Can’t I Judge?
    September 13, 2026 Romans 14:1-12Matthew 18:21-35 Paul didn’t want people to judge one another. In particular, he didn’t want Christians to judge one another. He accurately foresaw that people who … Continue reading Sermon: Why Can’t I Judge?
  • Sermon: Love Fulfills the Law
    September 6, 2026 Romans 13:8-14Matthew 18:15-20 In his commentary on Galatians, the fourth century theologian Saint Jerome told this story: “The blessed John the Evangelist lived in Ephesus until extreme … Continue reading Sermon: Love Fulfills the Law
  • Sermon: Take a Closer Look
    August 30, 2026 Exodus 3:1-15Matthew 16:21-28 When I served the historic Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ, I shared an office with my colleague Drew, who also worked … Continue reading Sermon: Take a Closer Look
  • Sermon: This Age or Any Other
    August 23, 2026 Romans 12:1-8Matthew 16:13-20 The circumstances of our lives do not match those of those who first read Paul’s Letter to the Romans. We, after all, are not … Continue reading Sermon: This Age or Any Other
  • Sermon: Great Gathering
    August 16, 2026 Isaiah 56:1, 6-8Matthew 15:21-28 Who’s in? Who’s out? Who’s us? Who’s them? Who gets the benefit of the doubt? Who gets doubted without benefits? These are not … Continue reading Sermon: Great Gathering
  • Sermon: It’s Bigger Than You Think
    July 26, 2026 Romans 8:26-39Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 If you’ve been trying to count the Scripture passages I say are among my favorites, well, add another one. Or maybe I’ve already … Continue reading Sermon: It’s Bigger Than You Think
  • Sermon: Undivided Heart
    July 19, 2026 Psalm 86:11-17Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Psalm 86 is a song of an individual person. What I mean by that is that it wasn’t written to be said together … Continue reading Sermon: Undivided Heart
  • Sermon: We Are Not Farmers (Mostly)
    July 12, 2026 Isaiah 55:10-13Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 I have only briefly been a farmer or a gardener. My parents decided one year to plant a small vegetable garden behind our … Continue reading Sermon: We Are Not Farmers (Mostly)
  • Never Satisfied
    July 5, 2026 Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Some people – and apparently some birds, if my story has any connection to reality – are never satisfied. Serve them … Continue reading Never Satisfied
  • Sermon: Mister Bad News
    June 28, 2026 Jeremiah 28:5-9Matthew 10:40-42 Ah, Jeremiah. My favorite prophet. No, really. He is. Despite the fact that, as a college student, I had to take a break after … Continue reading Sermon: Mister Bad News

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