Sermons from July 2023

Now, I know many of you here have green thumbs and are beautifully skilled at gardening! I, however, am not one of those people. To be honest, I’m still amazed that I can keep the plants in my office alive… which is part of why Emily bought me a fake plant for my office when I was on internship. Yet, to my amazement, sometimes despite my lack of gardening skills, plants…

“Come to me all who labor and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11: 28). Now, normally, I don’t have too many issues with the way our inclusive Bible translates Scripture passages, but with this one, I feel partial to the NRSV translation: “Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” I think this is…

Yesterday we gathered in this Sanctuary to remember and celebrate the life of Norman. As I read the Gospel for this week, I kept thinking about this service and the way a community comes together at certain times of life, especially funerals and weddings. The act of gathering together is inherently based on hospitality; in welcoming one another and all of the emotions…