John 11:32-44 When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. […]
Category: Sermon
A Sermon: “Doubt Thomas”
I gave this sermon on April 12, 2015 at First Church Cambridge. Trigger Warning: Some discussion of sexual assault. John 20:19-31 20:19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and […]
A Sermon: With You in the Dark
This is the sermon I gave at First Church Cambridge on January 4th, 2015. I will give this a trigger warning for talk of suicide and depression. Please read with care: Verve Coffee Roasters sits on the corner that separates the two streets with the heaviest foot traffic in Santa Cruz, CA. I began writing […]
A Meditation on Luke 11:1-13
I distinctly remember Thursday September 21, 2011. I felt a bit off kilter as if I hadn’t fully woken up all day, and I dreaded having to go to work in the evening. It was the day that Troy Davis was executed in Georgia for a crime that he may not have committed. After […]