Sermon for Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, November 11 Mark 12:38-44  Some men are crazy, some men are stupid, some men are brave. And some are a little of each. Felix Baumgartner is one of those such men. A few weeks ago, Felix captivated the world’s attention by a crazy, stupid, and brave feat. Felix Read more

Sermon for All Saints’ Sunday November 4, 2012 John 11:32-44 Our church has been divided. It’s a bitter division, and we are torn apart by words. Words like “beseech,” “manifold,” “vouchsafe,” and that real tongue twister, “innumerable benefits procured unto us by the same.” That wonderful 8:00 o’clock crowd wants that good old Elizabethan language. Read more

 Sermon for Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 21, 2012 Mark 10:35-45 For the past week, I have been wandering in a distant land. I was a foreigner, a nomad, in an alien world. I was lost among a people I did not know speaking a language I could not understand. What was it all about? Read more

Sermon for Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, September 30 Mark 9:38-50 Today, the last day of September, marks the end of my fourth month as the rector of Holy Comforter. Now, I hope you would agree that in my preaching I have stuck to good, religious topics. I’ve discussed youth ministry, a vision for our Read more

Sermon for Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost September 23, 2012 Mark 9:30-37 The debate goes on among the disciples: “Who is the greatest?” Is it Peter? Is it James or John? Or maybe it’s Andrew or Thomas or Philip? “Who is the greatest?” They wanted to know who was the best preacher. Who was the best Read more

Sermon for Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, September 16 Mark 8:27-38 For some strange reason, Americans are fascinated by murder. Murder mystery TV shows, board games, books, and movies are pillars in our country’s pop culture. The allure of the murder mystery is so strong that there are even role-playing murder mystery games. I’m sure Read more