Sermons on Pentecost (Page 9)

Fear is a powerful motivator. Fear can get us to do something that we never thought that we could, and it can cause us to act in ways to protect what we think is going to be taken from us. Fear can bring our communities together, but it can also tear our communities apart. Fear is what tells us that we don’t have enough, that we never will, and that because of this we…

I have never thought about table seating arrangements so much as I have in planning our wedding. Especially when it comes to the order in which our wedding party will be arranged on either side of us and where our families will sit because they are just big enough to require multiple tables, but we don’t want anyone to feel slighted. Either we have half empty tables, or…

I always seem to get the difficult texts the week that I’m out of the office and have less time to prepare my sermons. I was so excited to glance at the sermon texts on Monday morning to find Jesus’ teaching on divorce, instantly becoming envious of all my colleagues who opted to celebrate St. Francis this weekend and do a blessing of the pets instead. I’ll have to…