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”
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Religious Radicals (Sermon for Ordinary Time Proper 19, year B)
Jesus and his disciples are on the road this morning. The visual is important. In the story you have Jesus, the disciples, and what Mark refers to as the “crowd.” Jesus has a bit of a posse, a bit of an entourage. They’re walking down a long dusty footpath from Bethsaida to Cesarea Phillipi, climbingContinueContinue reading “Religious Radicals (Sermon for Ordinary Time Proper 19, year B)”
Jesus and Stranahan’s a sermon for July 28
I was home in Colorado recently, and while there I took a tour of Stranahan’s Whisky distillery. Stranahan’s is a Scotch style American whisky, a very fine whisky. At the end of the tour, they let you sample the product, and then in a stroke of marketing genius AFTER you have sampled the productContinueContinue reading “Jesus and Stranahan’s a sermon for July 28”
Jesus and the right use of anger: a sermon for Lent III
Today’s Gospel is a bit uncomfortable, especially if you grew up listening to stories about Jesus in Sunday School. When I went to Sunday School, Jesus was always presented as this mellow guy with long flowing hair, in sandals and a nice white robe, telling stories. Jesus loved the little children. He was always holdingContinueContinue reading “Jesus and the right use of anger: a sermon for Lent III”
Mike Angell 