Episodes
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
Matthew's Nativity Story
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
In this Advent sermon, I walk through Matthew's story of Jesus' birth and why he tells the story the way he does. We are so used to hearing a story as one story and in quick and edited form that we are unfamiliar with the way Matthew and Luke each tell their own version of the story.
Tuesday Dec 12, 2017
The Meaning of Advent (and Christmas Jeopardy)
Tuesday Dec 12, 2017
Tuesday Dec 12, 2017
In this sermon I am a little more playful than usual. I start out talking about the meaning of Advent and our need to have the prophets and Mary teach us to wait for and long for Christ. I then shift gears and look at how our tendency to rush through Christmas is evident in how much we don't know about the Christmas story. My challenge, to my congregation and to you, is to slow down and be intentional about experiencing Christmas.