The Wilderness
I intended to preach this sermon on the first Sunday of Lent (2/17). At 7:15, my moderator and I decided that, despite a little snow, we would have church. I mean, I live in New England. These people are hardy. They see a couple of inches of snow and think...
Now, We’re in It Together
I preached this sermon on Sunday, January 27th at Westfield. The annual meeting referenced is commonplace in churches with congregational policy. Churches gather annually to address the official business of the church. At Westfield, we gather twice–once for our...
Don’t Dry Out: A Baptism Sermon
This is the sermon I preached at Westfield Church on Sunday, January 13th. Before you read it, read the lesson from Isaiah and the lesson from Luke. I feel as though we’ve been running a marathon for the last month and a half! It started in the beginning of December...
Confused by the Spirit
I preached this sermon 3 years ago on January 17, 2010. I was in my last semester of seminary, deep in thought about what the future held, when on January 12th an earthquake in Haiti stopped us all in our tracks. Over 316,000 people lost their lives in a country that...
When Wisdom Bows
Happy New Year! It’s so good to see you here in this new year. Today’s a big day. It’s our first Sunday together in the New Year. I love this Sunday. I love this season–the beginning of something new. It always feels like a clean slate. It’s also Epiphany. ...01. WELCOME
