The other night I went to a concert at the 9:30 club. The band was called Volcano Choir. You’ve probably never heard of them. The lead singer, Justin Vernon, once had a slightly more famous group called “Bon Iver.” They sang plaintive acoustic ballads about “skinny love.” Justin Vernon, the lead singer, took the stageContinueContinue reading “God at the 9:30 club: Evangelism and the Lost Sheep”
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The importance of the word “Because.” A sermon for Epiphany 3B
The sermon this morning is about one little word: Because. Jesus says “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me BECAUSE.” The Spirit is upon him for a REASON, there is a purpose, there is a BECAUSE. “Because The Spirit has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. The Spirit has sent meContinueContinue reading “The importance of the word “Because.” A sermon for Epiphany 3B”
“You are my child, the Beloved, in you I am well pleased.”
“You are my child, the Beloved, in you I am well pleased.” It’s hard to say exactly what they saw that morning on the banks of the Jordan. It’s hard to know exactly what the voice sounded like. As the young man Jesus prayed, water still dripping from his hair, the grey sky split. AnContinueContinue reading ““You are my child, the Beloved, in you I am well pleased.””
Jesus, Marriage, and Divorce
Three years ago, when I was a seminarian, I remember listening to Luis preach a sermon about these lessons. I don’t remember the whole sermon, but I do remember Luis beginning by summoning all of that theological heft we’ve been missing during his sabbatical, all of that gravitas Luis has when he preaches. So threeContinueContinue reading “Jesus, Marriage, and Divorce”
Mike Angell 