In this sermon we look at story about how deeply embedded the gospel moves in the particulars of the social world in which we live. We consider that the work of the Spirit is a disruptive liberation so that we might embrace the way of Jesus. We look at what it means to respond to the gospel, which is to embody a spirit of hospitality, of showing regard for the care of others.

In this sermon we go back to the first century in order to talk about worship. We look at what the early church did and how it shaped them to be witnesses of Jesus.

In this sermon we go back into the ministry of Jesus and read it anew in light of his death and resurrection. We look at what it means to line up behind someone with substance rather than the fleeting heroes and legends we’re so tempted to put our hopes in.

In this sermon we go back to those first Sunday nights when Jesus appeared to the disciples in the upper room. We consider what it means that Jesus is forming a community in that moment of scared and scarred people and that the gospel is made known when we show our wounds.

In this sermon we explore a dissonance that is at the heart of Christianity, the contrast between Palm Sunday and Good Friday. Jesus’ triumphal entry prepares us for the most illogical of things, God on a cross. In this we find peace and hope that wherever the rocks are crying out, God is there. 

In this sermon we consider the story of Mary anointing Jesus with perfume. We read it through the lens of a man Vedran Smajlović who played music for twenty two days in a row at the exact spot where a mortar shell killed as many people, one day for each person. We consider how things like music and Mary’s offering are haunting and beautiful things that expose the death of Jesus to come, as well as points to hope that in Christ death is not the end. 

In this sermon we consider what it means to live faithfully in the midst of the headlines. We consider a couple of headlines from Jesus’ day, what it means to ask big cosmic questions, and the faithfulness of the Ukrainian church right now. 

In this sermon we follow Jesus into the wilderness where he is tempted. We consider what it means to come to the end of yourself (and what you might find when you get there), The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the dangerous grace of mirrors.