In this sermon we talk about the Christian understanding of hope in terms of God’s movement towards the poor, marginalized, and oppressed as the way in which God moves for all things. 

In this sermon we focus on the resurrection of Jesus in John’s gospel, what it means to recognize God in this surprising but consistent way, and all the things that happen in the garden.

In this sermon we look at Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. We focus on our expectations of who Jesus is, considering that God reveals who God is on God’s own terms not ours.

In this sermon we look at the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. We talk about empathy versus sympathy, how a zombie story helps us understand the Lazarus story, and an ancient poem by a guy named Simeon about waking up in Christ’s body.

In this sermon consider the story of man born blind but healed by Jesus, of what it means to see (with the help of a Bob Dylan song).

In this sermon we look at the famous conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus, what it means to be pushed to the edges and why its necessary for growth, consider how the gospel can be misconstrued, talk about the phrase ‘born again’, what it means of Jesus to be ‘lifted up’, and mold.

In this sermon we consider Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness, it’s connection to Israel’s story in wilderness after the exodus, a place called glass beach, and some challenging questions from Frederich Buechner.

In this sermon we reflect on Ash Wednesday, what it means to wear the ashes, a story about a father living in the hallways of joy and sadness, a film called Collateral Beauty, A song about useless beauty, a scene from Ted Lasso, what it means to give/pray/fast, and loving in the time that we have (thanks Iron and Wine).

In this sermon we look at the transfiguration of Jesus, the different expressions of light throughout the church year, Peter’s response and the various ways to interpret it, and Asbury University and the question of what it means to be in the presence of God.

In this sermon we look at the story about Jesus at the wedding in Cana. We consider what weddings were like back then, that there was a whole year of preparation leading up to this moment, and we consider the action of filling and pouring as first and second half of life matters (thank you Richard Rohr).