Sermons

As you read from Isaiah, I’d encourage you to look at the bulletin cover piece, called “Blossoming Desert,” by artist Hannah Garrity… what do you recognize there? What is confusing? What seems scary or joyful? Isaiah is a frequent scripture as the calendar year closes, as Christmas nears. There is repeated beautiful imagery of peace, … read

My preaching professor in seminary, the Rev. Dr. Charles Campbell, was also my advisor, so he said a lot of things that struck me and stuck with me. The one that is on my mind when we read from a known prophet is: Never trust a prophet who always enjoys the job. I’m still unpacking … read

There are so many jars in Jeremiah that I’ve come to call it Jaremiah. It’s a nice device to help me remember what happens here. You may remember Eileen preaching from Jeremiah a few weeks ago and there was a jar in that story, too, or a clay vessel. The verses she shared were a … read