https://soundcloud.com/holy-communion-ucity/david-goliath-and-emanuel-church-1?in=holy-communion-ucity/sets/sermons Usually I start out my sermon trying to make you laugh. I’m not going to do that today. Usually, I think it’s good to laugh during a sermon. There’s a lot of grace in laughter, and, God knows, we could all use a little more grace these days. But I can’t start with laughterContinueContinue reading “David, Goliath, and Emanuel Church”
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The prophet Samuel and “Christian Leadership” a sermon for the First Sunday after Pentecost
https://soundcloud.com/holy-communion-ucity/christian-leadership I confess, I’ve got a bit of a conundrum in my theology. I often wonder: Can you call someone a “Christian leader?” Is “Christian leader” a contradiction in terms? This moment in First Samuel eggs on that anxiety. This story might be called one of the great tragedies of history. Shakespeare wasn’t around toContinueContinue reading “The prophet Samuel and “Christian Leadership” a sermon for the First Sunday after Pentecost”
Where do we begin? A sermon for the First Sunday after the Epiphany
Where do we begin? I find myself focused this morning on beginnings. “In the beginning,” the first words of the Bible. Really, the first word. “Berishit” in Hebrew, just one word. “In the beginning.” Mark’s Gospel also centers on a beginning. Mark, as usual, wastes no time. John announces “one is coming after me,” andContinueContinue reading “Where do we begin? A sermon for the First Sunday after the Epiphany”
Holy Week: In a World Shaped by Violence, We Need Protest
“Did you hear about the riot this weekend?” Our friends Rachel and Matt were in town, visiting from Chicago where Matt works for a labor Union. He was talking about Hockey fans at the University of Minnesota who threw bottles and jumped on top of a moving car. As the police arrived, some of theseContinueContinue reading “Holy Week: In a World Shaped by Violence, We Need Protest”
Mike Angell 