Jul 24, 2019
In this sermon, we explore the connection between action and contemplation in the Christian life. We see the story of the Good Samaritan and the Mary at the feet of Jesus as related. We consider that how Christ is always putting himself in a position to be received and how distracted we can often be from his...
Jul 17, 2019
Summary: In this sermon we do a walk through the Good Samaritan story as the early church would have read it, which is as a story of the creation, fall, and redemption of all things. We use “The Good Samaritan Window” at the Chartres Cathedral in France in order to enter deeper into the story through the eyes of the...
Jul 8, 2019
We begin by looking at a book called *Journeys of Simplicity* in order to help us think about how we carry our selves in the world. We turn to Jesus’ emphasis on peace as he sends of the seventy-two. We argue that peace is how we are to carry ourselves in the world as follows of Jesus. We close with Paul’s teaching...
Jul 2, 2019
In this sermon we look at a major turning point in Jesus’s ministry, when he begins to set his face towards Jerusalem. We touch on what it means to be on “the way” with Jesus. We considered what it means to put Jesus center-stage, of what it means to be disciples, which is to have a whole-hearted devotion to...