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Being the To, the Through, and the Jugs

Being the To, the Through, and the Jugs

by | Jan 17, 2016 | feat., sermons | 0 comments

On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what...
Longing for Light: A Sermon for Lent 4B

Longing for Light: A Sermon for Lent 4B

by | Mar 16, 2015 | feat., sermons | 1 comment

I preached this sermon on Sunday, March 15 at Westfield.  Before you read it, read the scriptures of the day from Numbers and John I want to love light. I want to bask in it, to feel its warmth. I want to walk paths illuminated by it. I want to reflect it. And the...
Drawing Circles

Drawing Circles

by | Mar 8, 2015 | feat., sermons | 0 comments

This sermon’s title and theme was inspired by Westfield’s Minister of Music who chose Mark Miller’s Draw the Circle Wide as a song for today.  We ended the service circling the sanctuary singing to one another: “Draw the circle, draw the circle...
Near and Among Us

Near and Among Us

by | Oct 1, 2014 | feat., sermons | 1 comment

I preached this sermon on Sunday, September 28.  A family of ours is facing a hard situation in regards to their children’s health, a situation that hangs heavy in our hearts as a congregation.  Rather than avoid it, I decided to preach about it.  Read the...
From the Rooftop

From the Rooftop

by | Jun 22, 2014 | feat., sermons | 3 comments

I preached this sermon on June 22, 2014.  Earlier in the month, after a couple of months of ongoing conversation, our church voted nearly unanimously (there was one abstention) to become Open and Affirming (ONA). ONA is an official, denominationally-sanctioned...