In this sermon we continue our Advent series around the question of how can a weary world rejoice? We talk about how weariness turns to joy through our connection to God and each other, that the presence of others helps us embrace the joy that we might be unable to receive. May we encounter the crucified Christ raised from the dead in these words.

In this sermon we begin the Advent season around the question of how can a weary world rejoice? We look at a poem by Rev. Sarah speed about embracing grief and weariness as a part of what it means to arrive at joy. We look at the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth and the weariness they experienced that made them ready to receive God's joyful news that they will have their first child. We talk about how only those who have embraced their weariness can fully embrace the joy of God's arrival in Jesus. May we encounter the crucified Christ raised from the dead in these words.

In this sermon we conclude our series on forgiveness. We talk about the relationship between bread and forgiveness in the Lord's Prayer and what they have to do with our deepest needs and the living into the future God has made possible. May we encounter the crucified Christ raised from the dead in these words.

In this sermon we continue our series on forgiveness. We look back at a story about how forgiveness was added to the creed, about how the dividing wall of hostility has ended because of Jesus, at a parable Jesus told about an unforgiving servant, the movie Gran Torino, and what it means to let the cycles of violence end in us. May we encounter the crucified Christ raised from the dead in these words.

In this sermon we continue our series on forgiveness. We look at the original Jewish understanding of Messiah developed centuries before Jesus. We compare the differences to who Jesus was. We talk about Peter wrestling with forgiveness based on these differences. We talk about an experience Corrie ten Boom had with her former conception camp guard. I talk about how becoming a father changed me in ways I could not possible imagine. All of towards understanding how forgiveness for the sake of reconciliation is the kind of Christianity that might change someones life. May we encounter the crucified Christ raised from the dead in these words.

In this sermon we begin a new series on forgiveness. We talk about how forgiveness isn't about passively accepting whatever comes your way, but a practice enabling us to refuse submitting to injustices but without resorting to violence. May we encounter the crucified Christ raised from the dead in these words.

In this sermon we continue our series allowing some of the voices from the Philokalia to help us hear the gospel. Today we look at some verses from Matthew's gospel alongside some words from Isaiah the Solitary. We look at the story of Peter walking on and then sinking in the water not so much about Peter's lack of faith but about how Jesus is someone we can trust in the storm because of he is God in the flesh. We look at the story of Philippe Petit's high wire performance in New York City, why the water's are calm around God's throne in the book of Revelation, and what it has to do with guarding our hearts. May we encounter the crucified Christ raised from the dead in these words.

In this sermon we continue our series allowing some of the voices from the Philokalia to help us hear the gospel. Today we look at some verses from the book of Romans alongside some words from Peter of Damascus. The sermon is on patience and hope, but we talk a lot about how music can teach us these things. A song by Olivier Messiaen serves as a refrain throughout the sermon such that we not only think about patience but are forced to experience a time of waiting through listening. A long quote by Jeremy Begbie is very helpful. Simone Weil helps us tie it to prayer. A summary really does not do this one justice. It was fun to prepare and give. May we encounter the crucified Christ raised from the dead in these words.