Archive for 2009/07


Sermon for the 8th Sun. After Pentecost, July 26, 2009, “God’s Radical Hospitality,” Text: John 6:1-21

Audio Version of the Sermon (Sermon is uploaded from the drop.io website)

Last Sunday I invited you to reflect on an image of the church as a place where God has removed whatever obstacles may exist between us and God or between us and other people…..a place where we are encouraged not just to be satisfied […]

Sermon for the 7th Sun. After Pentecost, July 19, 2009, “Radical Home Remodeling” Text: Ephesians 2:11-22

Audio Version of the Sermon (Sermon is uploaded from the drop.io website) 

Our first two readings today - from th book of 2nd Samuel and Paul’s letter to the
Ephesians - use images of a house or a building to describe a group of people’s relationship with God. In Samuel, King David proposes to the prophet […]

Sermon for the 5th Sun. After Pentecost, July 5, 2009, “That New Preacher Didn’t Do a Thing For Me” Text: Mark 6:1-13

Audio Version of the SermonTwo weeks ago, my son Alec and I took a road trip from Denver to Atlanta, Georgia, where Alec will be starting a new job this week. Driving on interstate freeways requires paying close attention to all the many different kinds of signs, especially the detour signs we encountered coming into […]