Dec 29, 2021
In this sermon we linger in the season of Christmas in order to ponder what it means to confess, with the help of an ancient creed that we actually read word for word, that God is revealed in Christ, humanity and divinity together.
Dec 26, 2021
In this Christmas Eve sermon (recorded on Zoom) we talk about how God intrudes far away from the typical centers of power and about how, likely, it wasn’t a silent night (because babies and animals), but that it’s still right to sing about the calming peace of God in Christ.
Dec 22, 2021
In this sermon we look Mary; her powerful son of revolution; and how bring down the mighty and lifting up the lowly is not a reversal of power positions, but a bringing together of that which has been separated and a breaking of the system that makes such power over others possible in the first place.
Dec 14, 2021
In this sermon we look at the witness of John the Baptist; the importance of his location in the wilderness where he called people to transformation; and his practical advice about how to live in the midst of broken systems and how at every moment, even in our flawed efforts, we point to Christ.
Dec 7, 2021
In this sermon we talk about how Zechariah’s song ends in a great crescendo about peace. With the help of Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, we look at the power of making peace through truth-telling, forgiveness, and the long road of reconciliation.