Bethlehem, Celebrating Christmas, Christmas, Christmas Eve, church, Fair Trade, Isaiah, Jesus, Lovefeast, Luke, Matthew, Putz, Raleigh Moravian Church, Sermon, Ten Thousand Villages

Sermon from 1/2/2011: “That’s What Christmas Is All About”

Sermon 1/2/2011 Matthew 2:1-12; Isaiah 60:1-6; Luke 1-2 'That's What Christmas Is All About" In preparing for today's message, I spent time this week reflecting on the Christmas story.  As I thought back to Christmas, I came to a happy revelation about the Christmas Eve lovefeast this year.  I realized how much I enjoy reading… Continue reading Sermon from 1/2/2011: “That’s What Christmas Is All About”

Baptism, bridge, Isaiah, Sabbatical, water

"New Things" Sermon for Lent 5C: 3/22/2010

"New Things"Sermon For Lent 5, Year C 3/22/2010Isaiah 43:16-21; John 12:1-11All of us experience water on a regular basis.  Though Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill are not bisected by any major rivers or sit on a port, we have visited or lived in places where this is true.  Many of us have traveled across long bridges… Continue reading "New Things" Sermon for Lent 5C: 3/22/2010

Comfort, Hope, Isaiah, Kinkade, Rembrandt

Rembrandt or Kinkade? [Epiphany 5B, 2/8/09]

2/8/095th Sunday after Epiphany, Year BIsaiah 40:18-30 (Preaching Text)Mark 1:29-39Is anyone stressed out? Anyone worried? Do we sense anxiety among us? If you are anything like me, you probably feel uneasy yourself or know someone who does. Are we tired of hearing only the negative numbers and situations as things keep getting worse with our… Continue reading Rembrandt or Kinkade? [Epiphany 5B, 2/8/09]