Sermons
New + Old
One of the things us church folk fear most in ‘times like these’, of accelerating change, is losing what we hold most dear, losing our sense of identity and tradition; afraid that the baby will get thrown out with the bath water. Well here we are, gathered together in a way most of never imagined…
Unkempt Garden
Seeds and weeds. As Jesus elaborates: the children of God are good seed. Everybody else are weeds, bad seed sown by the Devil. But is it really, so clear cut?…But if I look into deeper soil, supposedly good fertile soil… what do I find there but weeds within myself….The ‘kin-dom’ of heaven is an unkempt…
The Parable of the Sower
Jesus tells his listeners “The” Parable about parables. Are we the seeds cast randomly about? What kind of plant are we? Are we the soil? Take a stroll along the path, rocky ground, brambles, and ‘good’ soil. And then, consider the dandelion!
“Serpents + Doves” by Amma Susan+
Finding our way through the storm of racism – a Christ-centered Biblical understanding of how to be ‘wise as serpents and gentle as doves’ in our Christian mission. Black Lives Matter!
“Rogare” by Amma Susan
Sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year A. The theme is Rogation days. The question: How can we be faithful during these strange and complex situations? Based on Acts 17:22-31; John 14:15-21. This sermon was given May 17, 2020 via zoom and facebook.
J’accuse! Yr B Proper 23 by Amma Susan
“J’accuse …!” was an open letter published on 13 January 1898 in the newspaper L’Aurore by the influential writer Émile Zola. Zola accused the government of anti-Semitism and the unlawful jailing of Alfred Dreyfus, a French Army General Staff officer who was sentenced to lifelong penal servitude for espionage. Zola pointed out judicial errors and lack of serious evidence. The letter was…
Puppets & Puppetmasters by Amma Susan 7.15.18
Herod Antipas was a puppet-king; a pawn in a religio-political venue. Out of his league, even criticized as a weakling, he was obscured by shadows thrown onto the throne by his father, King Herod the Great. But who in power wants to be ridiculed as powerless, a pawn, a mere puppet, controlled by strings pulled…