The Sound of Heaven –A Second Master Sermon This Week by Len Sweet There is always something wrong in the suburbs. Whether it be the creativity crushing sameness of street after street; Whether it be the identical house/garage designs and dead-end cul-de-sacs; Whether...
Pilings Lectionary 11 November 2018 25th Sunday After Pentecost Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 Psalm 127 Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44 Text to Life Throughout the final scenes of Jesus’ public ministry, Mark’s gospel documents an ongoing debating match between Jesus and the...
The Death of the Red Heifer Lectionary 4 November 2018 24th Sunday After Pentecost All Saints Sunday Ruth 1:1-18 Psalm 146:1-10 Hebrews 9:11-14 Mark 12:28-34 Text to Life Ask any kid, “What is the scarcest resource in the world?” and you’re likely to get the answer...
Uncloaked Lectionary 28 October 2018 23rd Sunday After Pentecost Reformation Sunday Job 42:1-6, 10-17 Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22) Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10:46-52 Text to Life See if you’ve noticed this too. When wondering about a Halloween rig, people don’t usually ask, “What...
Fire Proof Lectionary 21 October 2018 22nd Sunday After Pentecost Laity Sunday Job 38:1-7, (34-41) Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark 10:35-45 Text to Life How many times in your life have you, well and truly, “stepped in it”? You know exactly what we’re...
Binge-Live Lectionary 14 October 2018 Job 23:1-9, 16-17 Psalm 22:1-15 Hebrews 4:12-16 Mark 10:17-31 Text to Life Fall is settling in. The days grow shorter and the nights longer. We are drawn to the warm, flickering glow of luminous light in our living rooms. No, it’s...