READING ~ from the Christian New Testament Scripture, Gospel of Luke 4:16-21 And Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up; and he went into the synagogue, as…
Sermons
READING from Strength to Love by Martin Luther King, Jr. (Forward 1981 by Coretta Scott King) Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1963. If there is one book Martin Luther King, Jr. has…
READING – “I want to Be with People” By Dana E Worsnop Often people say that they love coming to a place with so many like-minded people. I know just what…
So here’s a joke, since Lincoln is our subplot today and Lincoln knew there was wisdom and humanity in humor. And it’s a joke Lincoln told on himself. I used…
READINGS Isaiah 9:5-7 Revised Standard Version (RSV) 5 For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.…
READINGS Hope ~ Czeslaw Milosz (The World) Hope is with you when you believe The earth is not a dream but living flesh, That sight, touch, and hearing do not…
READINGS Radical Hospitality: Benedict's Way of Love by Father Daniel Homan and Lonni Gollins Pratt. Paraclete Press; New Exp edition (June 1, 2011) "When we speak of hospitality we are…
READINGS Hebrew Scriptures: Psalm 13 1 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I bear pain[a] in my soul,…
It’s customary to begin sermons with a parable. So here’s one: Just outside a village there was a bridge over a deep gorge. It had been there as long as…
READINGS Henri Nouwen from “The Way of the Heart: Connecting with God Through Prayer, Wisdom, and Silence” Ballantine Books; Reprint edition (December 2, 2003) “Let us not underestimate how hard…
