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  • Sermon: Beyond Achievement
    October 4, 2026Isaiah 5:1-7Philippians 3:4b-14 On a shelf in my home is a plastic box containing a medal. You know, a medal, on a ribbon, so it’s suspended from a … Continue reading Sermon: Beyond Achievement
  • Sermon: Unanswered Question
    September 27, 2026 Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32Matthew 21:23-32 It was Monday. Just the second day of the week. Already, however, Jesus had created an uproar in the precincts of the Jerusalem … Continue reading Sermon: Unanswered Question
  • Sermon: Love Isn’t Fair
    September 20, 2026 Jonah 3:10-4:11Matthew 20:1-16 Some years ago, my children’s godfather said something that I just didn’t get. My children and his were playing together and one of them … Continue reading Sermon: Love Isn’t Fair
  • 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

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