Who do people say that I am?, Jesus wants to know. “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others one of the prophets.” And the disciples here are obviously just talking about the people who more or less liked Jesus. Nobody wants to say, “Well, Lord, people are calling you a drunkard,…
Our disciple of the week is Peter! I love the Peter stories . . . maybe because I have a highly impulsive child who would totally step out of the boat, offer to build houses on the mountain, and make big promises with the best of intentions and the worst follow-through. So, here is our…
So here’s the part of yesterday’s sermon that is most compelling for me. The texts are Matthew 4:18-22 and 9:9; you can read the whole thing here. * * * * * * * Peter and Andrew, James and John and Matthew don’t just leave behind stuff, they leave behind their most comfortable identities–the work…
This call to worship is based on Matthew 14:25-33, the story of Peter walking to Jesus on the water. Such a beautiful story. Holy Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, Even now after the sermons, the healings, the miraculous feeding Even now in the ghostly pre-dawn glow Even now as the wind riles the waves and this…
Well, it happened again. I had a lovely thought for my sermon that I just cannot justify putting in my sermon. It really has nothing to do with anything else I’m talking about. Plus, I’m already pushing 20 minutes which, for me, is a long sermon. So, because I cannot bear to delete it, here…
