Roughly 40 years ago I was debating, struggling within myself about giving up engineering teaching and research, and starting seminary studies. At the time I didn’t dare call it what I now do; wrestling with the call of God to ordained ministry. On the one hand I recognized this urge didn’t come totally from within […]
Continue Reading: Last After Epiphany-The Transfiguration of the Lord; Mark 9:2–9Category Archives: Sermons
Sunday, February 4, 2024: Mark 1:29-39 “Those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” May our ears be open to this good news today. Amen. Carrying on from last week, where Jesus […]
Continue Reading: Called into Service: The Fifth Sunday after the EpiphanyThe Third Sunday after the Epiphany: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Mark 1:14-20 “Jesus said to [Simon Peter and Andrew], “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.” And immediately they left their nets and followed him. As he went a little farther, he saw [James and John], who were in their boat mending the nets. Immediately he […]
Continue Reading: Disciples, Students, Apprentices, Practitioners: Sunday, January 21 2024The Second Sunday after the Epiphany: John 1:43-51 “When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, ‘Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!’ [‘Here’s a trustworthy person.’] Nathanael asked him, “Where did you get to know me?” [‘How would you know?’] Jesus answered, “I saw you under the […]
Continue Reading: Being Called: Sunday, January 14, 2024The Baptism of the Lord: Mark 1:4-11 “[P]eople from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to [John the Baptizer].” The whole Judean countryside, and ALL the people in Jerusalem: the picture painted here is that this is the place to be, and everyone wants to be a part […]
Continue Reading: “This is my Child, the Beloved: Sunday, January 7, 2024