Witness and Suffering

Christians changed the meaning of the word "martyr." Originally in Greek this word simply meant witness and had not connotations of suffering. Over time, however, this word meant to suffer because those Christians who gave their witness did suffer. The connection between witnessing to Christ and suffering is as old as the church...

Good Shepherd

Psalm 23 and the metaphor of Jesus as the Good Shepherd is perhaps one of the most comforting images in the Bible. Might there be a little "edge" to this metaphor though?

Road to Emmaus

This Easter season the sermons are focusing on meeting Jesus in our lives. The Road to Emmaus is perhaps the greatest story in the Bible of how and when we encounter Jesus on the road of life.

What kind of Community?

This Easter, we've been looking at how we can experience the Risen Christ in our lives. This week we learn that Jesus shows up when Christians are gathered. So we got the where...but is there anything else we should know about this community?

Easter -- He is not here!

Jesus is not in the tomb. This is a great thing. This means he is risen. But what about in our lives, when we get that sinking sense that he is not here, namely, in our lives? This sermon kicks off the Easter season, when we will focus on experiencing the presence of the Risen Christ in our lives.

Children, Palm Sunday and a Donkey

Each Palm Sunday, our children and whole congregation have a wonderful celebration, cheering Jesus on with shouts of "Hosanna!"

This year though, I wondered if we were called, as a congregation, to get the donkey...

Holy and Humans (Lent V)

We humans are called to be Holy. Yet we are human. The Bible is Holy. Yet clearly human. What gives? How can be both holy and human? What does Paul's first letter to the church in Corinth have to do with all of this?