Sermon: The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

The story of Esther is one of a long line of the biblical stories of redemption and victory. What makes it so interesting, and maybe feel quite relevant to our lives, is that God isn't explicitly found in the story - but is certainly very much present and active.

Sermon: The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

In Mark chapter 9 it's clear that Jesus is going a different way than the disciples. While he's on the way to suffering and sacrifice, they're on the way to feeling good about themselves.

Which way are we on? Are we with Jesus?

Sermon: The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Jesus didn't just play it safe. He went to some hard places - some dark places. And, he didn't go with condemnation or judgement, but rather just went with Himself.

He does that for us too.

Photo: The "Gates of Hell" at Caesarea Phillipi.

Sermon: The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

St. James, the brother of the Lord, gave us an epistle that is practical and pragmatic: our faith can't be something that we just say with by our words, but something that we live with our lives.

The book referenced in the sermon, that I read on my summer vacation, can be found here.