Sermons

Jesus tells Peter that whatever he binds on earth is bound in heaven and whatever he looses on earth is loosed in heaven. That’s a

We are all looking for salvation though most of us define salvation in vastly different ways.  We might think of it as acceptance or judgment,

Recently I heard a story about a whale.  Researchers in the ‘80s had been working with sonar in the Pacific Ocean to try and identify

The act of Esau giving up his birthright for a bowl of lentil soup is ridiculous, impulsive, and just plain stupid.  No one would give

  The Princess Bride is one of my favorite movies.  It is filled with swash-buckling adventure, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and her daring

Fear is a powerful, motivating force.  Fear has been used as a tactic for getting people to do things—we might threaten a child with a

Suffering produces endurance, endurance produces character, character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us.  Sometimes I wonder if Paul might not be a little

It was supposed to be a joyous occasion. One in which we celebrate Eucharist—revival style—out on the front lawn with the bishop and Confirmation and a

There are events and people in history that we consider great.  There’s the Great Depression, Alexander the Great, The Greatest Generation, The Great Wall of