Sermon It may not be obvious at first, but the story about Elijah and Elisha—especially the ending where Elijah ascends in the chariot of fire

In the 12-Step Program of Recovery from the disease of addiction, a primary vehicle of the spiritual solution the program offers is meetings, when members

In our Gospel story today, Jesus performs his first act of his public ministry in the Galilean seaside town of Capernaum. It is the sabbath

The calling of Jesus’ disciples is a story I remember clearly from childhood Sunday School.  I remember coloring and pasting and moving around the felt

It’s tempting–especially when tensions are high in the culture around us and the news is all people seem to talk about–to expect sermons to be

As I sometimes do, I wish to offer a word of caution before I begin today.  The content of this sermon will be difficult.  You

This week we celebrate Epiphany in the life of the church, the celebration of the revealing of Jesus’ birth to the nations beyond Judea, beyond

It was in the year 1223, almost 800 years ago, that the first nativity scene appeared at Christmastime.  St. Bonaventure tells the story in his

Introduction There is a passage from Paul’s Letter to the Philippians that is often read on this Fourth Sunday of Advent.  Some have called it

Well, here we are on the Third Sunday of Advent, a little less than two weeks before Christmas.  It’s an unusual year to say the