The Fifth Sunday of Easter Sunday, April 28, 2013 – 10:30 AM Revelation 21:1-6 Imagine with me for a moment: it is three days before Christmas, December 22nd. And by virtue of your laziness or procrastination or a simple aversion to spending money, you haven’t bought any Christmas gifts. You look at your list of… Read more

The Fourth of Sunday Sunday, April 21, 2013 Revelation 7:9-17 Is there no decency left? Is there no goodness, no charity, no love remaining in this world? Is there no respect for human life? Is there no hope? Is there no forbearance? No tolerance? Is there no loving God? Is there no God who protects… Read more

Sermon for the Third Sunday of Easter & Holy Baptism April 14, 2013 Acts 9:1-20 The fun of eating at a Chinese restaurant is, of course, the fortune cookie. I think they always put it with your check so you’re in a happier mood when you see the bill. Last week I ate at one… Read more

Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter Sunday, April 7, 2013  John 20:19-31 Lock the doors! They are out there. You know who I mean…them. The ones not like us. Lock the doors! They might come in! We are afraid of what they might do to us, what they might say to us. Lock the… Read more

Sermon for the Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day Sunday, March 31, 2013 John 20:1-18 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men, couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again. When I hear this nursery rhyme, two questions come to mind immediately. First,… Read more

Sermon for Good Friday Friday, March 29, 2013 John 18:1-19:42 When I was studying at the University of Texas, I read one verse of scripture just about everyday. Words from Jesus in the Gospel of John stood at the heart of the UT campus. On the magnificent tower building are etched these words: “Ye shall… Read more