Sermon for Ash Wednesday Wednesday, February 13, 2013 Psalm 103 It was a cold, cloudy day in southern England. Maggie and I were walking around the ancient city of Canterbury. Did I mention that we had been walking? Like so many pilgrims and tourists, our feet were weary and our legs were tired. Our walking… Read more

Sermon for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany Sunday, February 10, 2013 Luke 9:28-43a Looks like somebody has some good news. We are famous! We were in the Houston Chronicle for Drive-Thru Ashes! Let’s take a moment to congratulate ourselves! This is good news! And I’ve got some more good news. Jesus is Lord! Transfigured… Read more

Sermon for the the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany Sunday, February 3, 2013 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 The San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens. This is it. This is the Super Bowl. Think of what the players have done – the grueling summer workouts, the exhausting regular season schedule, the nerve-wracking playoffs. The now famous,… Read more

Sermon for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany Sunday, January 27, 2013 Luke 4:14-21 Some of you watched the Inauguration Day proceedings on Monday, and some of you did not. I always make a point to watch all the pomp and circumstance, because eight years ago, I was a part of all that pomp and… Read more

Sermon for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany Sunday, January 20, 2013 John 2:1-11 We all have that friend. You know what I mean, we all have that friend. That friend who is just a little off their rocker. That friend that just seems a little crazy. Do you all have that friend? Mike is… Read more

Sermon for First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ Sunday, January 13, 2013 Psalm 29 (Singing in italics) “All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful the Lord God made them all.” This quaint little songs goes on to talk about the little… Read more