Baptism is more than “just” a washing away of sin. It’s more than just a means of grace, through which God brings us wholeness, fullness of life, and forgiveness, if “just” is a word that could be used to describe all of those things.
Category: Sermons
Christmas in Aleppo
Contrary to what everyone else expects and says should happen, something about this message, this story, this promise of God made manifest in the Christmas story and in the story of Jesus Christ speaks to people who live in places like Aleppo, Syria, Iraq, South Sudan, Berlin, Yemen.
God Doesn’t Belong Here
It doesn’t make any sense. People in such dire circumstances shouldn’t have any hope.
Waiting
“But the ultimate goal is to go home.” And still, they are told to wait.
A King of Justice
It’s not the justice we would usually expect. We’re so used to earthly power and kings who wield the sword of retributive justice: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and so on. But the justice of Christ the king isn’t nearly so vengeful.
Living an Ecumenical Life 