Down by the riverside I laid my burdens down and I'm travelin' light
Posted in Sermon Notes on Apr 24th, 2022
Vignettes of Hope: A New Way of Seeing Luke 19:28-40, NRSV Reflections Jesus authenticates his resurrection through showing his apostles the physical signs of his suffering. And that is the threat of moral authority people like Jesus pose: a firsthand experience with imperial brutality and a willingness to talk about it. “This is what happened […]
Posted in Sermon Notes on Apr 10th, 2022
Full to the Brim: Even The Stones Cry Out Luke 19:28-40, NRSV Reflections We people are the likes of which God came to save. God did not become human and dwell among us as Jesus to save only an improved, doesn’t make the wrong choices kind of people. There is no improved version of humanity […]
Posted in Sermon Notes on Apr 3rd, 2022
Full to the Brim: Brazen Acts of Beauty, by Emily Hansen Curran John 12:1-8, NRSV Reflections “absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.” — Simone Weil We are often taught that this world is not our home, that it is a step before returning God, that we might not need to care so much about what we […]
Traveling Light Relay
Down by the riverside I laid my burdens down and I'm travelin' light