Sermons

I know a lot about grass.  The kind you mow.  I’ve been mowing lawns since I was nine years old.  That was when I was 4 foot 10 and weighed 89 lbs.  My parents bought a...

Today's gospel passage is the famous, “Who do you say that I am?” Jesus first asks the disciples who the general population says he is, then asks them more directly who they say he is,...

When dealing with Scripture, or anything for that matter, context is important. At its most basic level, context rounds out a story so we can fully understand what is going on. At its most...

Today's gospel passage immediately follows last week's passage. As a refresher, Jesus had just heard about John being executed by Herod, so he went to spend some time alone; but as always happens,...

Today's gospel story is a familiar one to us – the feeding of the 5000. There are a couple of things I want to point out before I really get into this passage. First, the lectionary story we...