Sermons on Daily Life (Page 15)

I felt at a loss for where to start this week’s sermon, as I dwelled in the texts, because hosting large gatherings, especially with strangers, feels so far removed from the lives we have been living for the past few years. Less than two years ago, I was celebrating my first Thanksgiving here in Seattle, unable to accept any of the invitations to gather with families in…

What do you think about when you hear Sabbath? Do you hear a time of rest? A time to spend with family? A day of living life radically different than you live it the other 6 days of the week? When I think about Sabbath, I think about one of my Orthodox Jewish friend’s traditions, where he doesn’t eat any meals prepared with heat, he doesn’t carry anything (including his…

When I was first reading through the assigned readings for this week, I read through them all and couldn’t understand what it was that connected the Gospel to the other readings… It was after thinking this through for several minutes that I realized that I had accidentally read the wrong Gospel passage. In case anyone is wondering, I do have recurring nightmares that I…