Sermons from July 2025
27 July 2025
7th Sunday of PentecostJuly 27, 2025Genesis 18.20-32 I have a very odd relationship with our first lesson this morning, because on the one hand it takes me back to just one of the worst days, on the other, there is an element of that worst day that fills me with hope and love, and not that there is a third hand, but on the third hand it also makes me chuckle because in the midst of all those feelings, it was…
20 July 2025
6th Sunday after PentecostJuly 20, 2025Luke 10.38-42 There is a long running list amongst my sisters and I of movies I never should have been allowed to watch as a kid, but somehow did. One of my family’s favorite stories is when my cousins came to visit, both of whom were older than me, and Pretty Woman came on the tv at my grandparents’ house and my aunt and uncle made them leave the room. My five year old self was allowed to stay. Why? Because I’d already…
13 Jul 2025
5th Sunday after PentecostJuly 13, 2025Luke 10.25-37 I have to say, in thirteen years of ministry, I have written a lot of sermons about a lot of things, but today…today is a first…and I wholeheartedly blame the Bible study crew, one of them in particular, who shall go unnamed—Misty. So here we are my beloved siblings in Christ, a sermon about the Donner Party. I guarantee none of you except the Tuesday morning bunch saw that coming. So, the year is 1846, and…
06 Jul 2025
4th Sunday of PentecostJuly 6, 2025Galatians 6.1-16 I know it seems hard to believe but there are actually three Golden Girls episodes that I absolutely cannot stand watching. The first is from season one where they think Sophia is having a heart attack and there is just too much conversation around death. The second is from season two which served as a backdoor spinoff to Empty Nest and all it is is characters you just do not care about and who never end…