Sermons on Romans
26 Oct 2025
ReformationOctober 26, 2025Romans 3.19-28 Nine years ago, I thought Carol wanted to be the Pope when she grew up. Some context for some of you and a reminder for others, because let’s be real, nine years is a long time ago. Reformation Sunday 2016 was my call sermon Sunday here, so other than a few of you, I was meeting everyone for the first time, and at that first sermon, I asked what people had wanted to be when they grew up. Carol,…
15 Jun 2025
Holy Trinity/ConfirmationJune 15, 2025Romans 5.1-5 We’re going to play a little trivia this morning to get into the two stories that I want to share. I’ve got a question for our baseball enthusiasts and a question for our Broadway enthusiasts. So let’s go baseball first. What pitcher gave his name, rather unfortunately, to the surgery that is utilized to reconstruct a player’s ulnar collateral ligament? Bingo. Tommy John. Ok, my Broadway folks, the role of Elphaba was played by whom in the original Broadway cast…
27 Oct 2024
Reformation SundayOctober 27, 2024Jeremiah 31.31-34, Romans 3.19-28 Last Monday before I left for work, my mom asked me what I wanted her to tackle in the wide world of unpacking. I told her the thing that would be most helpful would be for her to unload the zillions of kitchen boxes that were strewn across my apartment. I said if she could just get my pots and pans and dishes put away that would be an immense help. She then…