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Matthew 28:16-20

Trinity Sunday A

As we begin Ordinary time with Trinity Sunday, we are reminded by Jesus’s closing words of God’s great promise and God’s great calling (or commission) for those who follow him. We know these words quite well; they have driven missions movements, been used in countless baptism liturgies, and closed many conferences, worship services and meetings….

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Easter: Soar We Now

Anyone who has ever taken a class in physics may remember Newton’s laws of motion. Even if you’ve never taken physics or specifically had to memorize Newton’s laws, you’re probably familiar with the basics. One law is the simple observation that an object at rest tends to stay at rest unless some outside force acts…

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Matthew 28:16-20

Trinity Sunday A

Worship and Doubt.  Apparently they have been together from the beginning. As Rev. Leonard Vander Zee pointed out one time in a sermon, the Bible is eminently realistic about such things.  Matthew did not sugarcoat this for us, did not try to place shining halos behind each disciple’s head as they all stood on this…

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Matthew 28:16-20

Trinity Sunday A

Worship and Doubt.  Apparently they have been together from the beginning. As Rev. Leonard Vander Zee pointed out one time in a sermon, the Bible is eminently realistic about such things.   Matthew did not sugarcoat this for us, did not try to place shining halos behind each disciple’s head as they all stood on this…

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Matthew 28:1-10

Easter Day A

We are accustomed to associating Easter Sunday with travel.  What we are perhaps not accustomed to realize is that the Easter story involves travel, too.  Today we don’t mind traveling in order to see loved ones, including on holidays like Christmas or Easter.  Some of us routinely pack up our cars and hit the highway…

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Soar We Now

Preached 4/10/2006  

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