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Sermons from September 2015

Go to the Periphery

It’s hard to have watched any news this past week without hearing about the visit of Pope Francis to the United States, and some of the powerful thoughts that he has been sharing. I want to reference that in my thoughts this morning…

You’re Welcome

Mark 9:30-37
I’d like to start off with a question this morning, and that’s this: if you want to express gratitude for something, what do you most often say? I hope, “thank you,” right? …

Who Do You Say that I Am?

Mark 8:27-38
I am a great fan of the cartoons in the New Yorker magazine. One of my favorites that I often refer to is a scene where a woman is talking to somebody and she says, “Well, enough about me. Let’s talk about you. So what do you think about me?”…

Sparring with God

Mark 7:24-37
Sparring is a big part of sports training. Sparring is the way students of a sport practice with each other so that they can learn new skills. It’s usually very well monitored when students are sparring…