Lost sheep, coins, and children of God are found when we listen for the unbound, unconstrained (save only by love and holiness) voice of the Spirit. [Sermon below from Acts 8:26-40]. In this post I also want to say that I have been blessed to feel the love of Maggie Valley UMC and to be […]
Jesus (the one shepherd of his one, holy, catholic, and apostolic flock) has a preference for love over hate, a preference for peace over discord, a preference for unity over separation, and a preference for oneness over division. Are we listening for the sound of his voice? (Sermon from John 10:11-18)
The things that we do wrong put a wedge between us and God, and between us and each other. God’s impulse is to draw us together into community. Without forgiving each other when those wedges appear, community isn’t possible. (Sermon from 1 John 1:1-2:2 and John 20:19-31)
Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? (Sermon from John 20:1-18)
On Palm Sunday, along with the crowds that gathered in Jerusalem, we say Hosanna! (Sermon from Mark 11:1-11)
In the fullness of time, Jesus was born. When his hour had come, he set his course to the cross. What is this our hour to do? (Sermon from John 12:20-33)
God didn’t send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order to save the world! (Sermon from John 3:14-21)
“The message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” – 1 Corinthians 1:18 (Sermon from 1 Corinthians 1:18-25)
In the wilderness and in rebuking Peter, Jesus was saying that his cross was necessary. Turning to the crowds and us, Jesus said that to follow him involved giving all we are over to him – that his cross isn’t the only one needing to be borne. (Sermon from Mark 8:31-38)
Ash Wednesday service tonight at 7pm. A poem by Jan Richardson asks, “Did you not know what the Holy One does with dust?” I’m excited about the way we answer that question tonight!