Rotten Apple Seeds

Here is today’s sermon, July 28, 2024, Proper 12, Year B. It is based on John 6: 1-21, the Feeding of the Five Thousand. In it I explain the connections to the Last Supper as well as the Holy Eucharist.

Here is today’s sermon, July 7, 2024, Proper 9, Year B. It is based on Mark 6: 1-13, Jesus’ rejection at Nazareth and the Sending of the Twelve. In it I explain how love and vulnerability overcome the dark spirits of division and rage in our society.

Here is today’s sermon, July 21, 2024, Proper 11, Year B. It is based on Mark 6:30-34, 53-56, “Come aside to a secluded place and rest awhile”. In it, I describe how we are so consumed with activity that to rest is a type of death. Therefore, through resurrection, we find new life after a period of rest.

Here is today’s sermon, June 30, 2024, Proper 8, Year B. It is based on Mark 5: 21- 43, the Woman with the Hemorrhage and Jairus’ Daughter. In it I discuss how this applies the definition of love by Rainer Maria Rilke.

Here is today’s sermon, June 22, 2024, Proper 7, Year B. It is based on Mark 4: 35-41, the Stilljng of the Storm.

Here is today’s sermon, June 9, 2024, Proper 5, Year B. It is based on Mark 3: 20-35. In it I explain how Jesus challenged contemporary visions of family life.

Here is today’s sermon, June 2, 2024, Proper 2, Year B. It is based on Mark 2: 22-36, the Man with the Withered Hand. In it I explain the scripture references as well as explain their contemporary application.

Here is today’s sermon, May 24, 2024, Trinity Sunday, Year B. It is an attempt to describe the experience that we may have of the Divine Mystery in our lives. What we call Trinity is a map of our minds attempting to grasp this mystery.

Here is today’s sermon, May 19, 2024, Pentecost, Year B. It is based on the church as God’s new language.

Here is today’s sermon, May 12, 2024, VII Easter, Year B. It is based on John 15, “Sanctify them in the truth”. In it I explain how holiness is unifying and formed in love.