The sermon begins at minute 21:40 of the video   Today I couldn’t prepare a normal sermon based on the lectionary texts. My reflections have taken me to the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban. These days have been full of shock, grief, anger, worry, panic, death, and inspiration. The images coming out of Afghanistan…

081521 Pentecost 12  The sermon begins at minutes 18:00 of the video 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14; Psalm 111; Eph. 5:15-20 John 6:51-52   This past week we have been being challenged to face the positive and the negative in some of our leaders. Andrew Cuomo accomplished many good things; he also harassed women. Joe Biden…

080821 Pentecost 11  The service begins at minute 2:00 and the sermon at minute 18:00 of the video 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33; John 6:35-41          Well, I enjoyed my vacation, but now it’s over. One of the things that changes when I’m on vacation is that I stop being such a news junkie. Even…