Sermons

Today's gospel begins with a dinner party for Jesus. Exactly one chapter earlier we have the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. So it's not that far-fetched to think this dinner is given...

The parable of the prodigal son is one of those parables that only occurs in Luke. It is one of those stories that has become so familiar that we sometimes miss what is being said. It's so familiar...

Last week I talked about shortcuts and how our wish to get to our desired outcome can be a source of temptation. Jesus was tempted to shortcut his ministry with people by turning stones into bread....

On the first Sunday in Lent we always get the story of Jesus alone in the wilderness being tempted by the devil. Each gospel has its own particular take on this story and Luke tells us that Jesus...

There are some gospel passages that clearly address an issue of the day which makes writing a sermon relatively easy. My favorite story about this is when the gospel reading for September 11, 2011,...