Originally preached at St. Mark – ELCA on April 29, 2018 Relevant lectionary texts can be found here This sermon is dedicated to Dr. James Cone, the father of Black Liberation Theology, whose work greatly informed this sermon, and who passed away yesterday morning. ——– The reading from Acts today is a Black Church story. […]
Preached the 4th Sunday of Easter, April 22, 2018, at St. Mark ELCA in Chicago. Relevant lectionary readings here. *** Grace and Peace are yours from our living Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Alleluia! Amen. Peter and John were preaching and healing in the outer courts of the temple in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, the city that […]
Preached at St. Mark Lutheran Church, first Sunday in Lent Relevant lectionary texts are here. Standing in this pulpit I am intensely aware of the honor it is to be with you all for the past few months, and particularly in this role here today. There have been a lot of mighty preachers who have […]
Preached April 30, 2017 at Thornton UMC Link to Video Here ——- Now…faithfulness is the assurance of the things we hold out hope for, the trust and conviction in things that are Unseen. Indeed, it was because of their faithfulness that our ancestors were commended. Through faith we trust that the whole universe was formed […]
Originally preached on Pentecost at Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis. See the video here. Relevant lectionary readings here. “And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.” Amen A violent wind. Violent. There have been a lot […]
Relevant Lectionary Readings News Article on Gynnya McMillen “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5 “In you, O LORD, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame.” Psalm 71:1 _____________________________________________________________________ The Old Testament […]
Grace and peace are yours from the living God, Amen. I was wondering this week how you might know when you are around a real live saint. Do you ever find yourself wondering that? Like, we know already from our time together that saints can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. They can […]
Relevant Lectionary Text TW: Walter Scott Shooting Video Grace and Peace are yours from the Risen Christ. Amen. “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.” Oh Thomas. We give Thomas such […]
Relevant Lectionary Readings Grace and peace are yours from the Triune God. Amen “The whole congregation of Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the desert. ‘If only we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread; for […]
Relevant Lectionary Readings Here Grace and Peace are yours from the Triune God, Amen. Alice loves to have me read to her this retelling of a Kenyan story. In this story, “Mama Panya’s Pancakes”, Adika and his mother are on their way to the market to get some ingredients for dinner that night. They’re going […]
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