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Sunday, December 31, 2023

Our Inheritance

"Our Inheritance"
First Sunday in Christmas
Galatians 4:4-7
December 31, 2023
Preached at Asbury First United Methodist Church in Rochester, NY

But when the time was right, Creator sent his Son, who was born of a woman and born under our tribal law. He came to set free the ones who were under the law, so that all of us could take our place in Creator’s family as mature sons and daughters. Because this is true of you, Creator has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out from within us, “Abba! My Father!” So then, you are no longer slaves to the spiritual powers of this world that use the law to accuse you and bring you under bondage. You are now taking your place as mature sons and daughters ready to share in the family blessing promised by the Great Spirit…Aha! May it be so!

 —Small Man to the Sacred Families in the Land of Pale Skins, Chapter 4, Verses 4 through 7; First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament 

Sunday, August 20, 2023

The Robes We Wear

 "The Robes We Wear"
Proper 15
Preached at First Schenectady United Methodist Church on August 20, 2023

Sunday, July 16, 2023

What if God Was Earth

 "What if God Was Earth"
Proper 10
Preached at Church in the Wild on July 17, 2023
Audio of sermon can be found on the Pod in the Wild Podcast (sermon starts at around 8:00)

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Letting Go

 "Letting Go"
Preached at St. James United Methodist Church in Merrimack, NH on June 11, 2023
Video of Livestream (sermon starts around 27:48)

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Two Men Praying

"Two Men Praying"
Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost
Preached for the Leipzig, Halle, and World Affirming Faith Community on October 23, 2022

Sunday, July 4, 2021

Unalienable


"Unalienable"
July 4, 2021 --  Sixth Sunday After Pentecost, B