It's never really been a secret that we live in a messed up, broken, constantly-changing world: just look at this week. And we know God is out there! We tell ourselves that every week, or even every day. But slowly, God's abiding presence goes unnoticed, pushed away and covered by everything else happening in life. Where is God when a gunman massacres people in a church? Where is God when anger and hate get in the way of love? It can feel like God isn't present at all.
Category: Sermons
Going Home Again
When we stop wallowing in insecurity and throwing up walls around the way we think things should be done, we suddenly discover that all those people we were afraid of—all those “other” things and ways of thinking out there really aren't a threat. And neither are the people who hold them.
The Holy Spirit Wants Us to Do What?
"There's nothing comforting about the appearance of the Holy Spirit, and there's certainly nothing comforting about why the Holy Spirit comes in the first place."
Tear Down These Walls!
"The Holy Spirit's a bit rude, actually. At least if the Holy Spirit had waited until Peter was finished, it would be clear that it was Peter's words and Peter's actions that brought salvation to these Gentiles. But it's not because of Peter's preaching. The Holy Spirit comes anyway, interrupting Peter and demonstrating God's willingness—no, God's demand, that these walls come down."
Cut It Out
"This is not an altogether cheery or happy metaphor, Jesus. Because whether or not we are good, fruit producing branches or bad, dead branches, being a part of the vine of Jesus involves cutting back, stripping away, and losing something we were holding onto."
Living an Ecumenical Life 