Matthew 25:31-46 Today is Christ the King Sunday. Today is the last Sunday in the church calendar. This right here, theologically speaking, is the culmination of it all. What does it all come to? The birth, the life, the death, the resurrection, the church’s life and mission. It brings us to the end, the end … Continue reading Christ the King 2021
Ash Wednesday 2021
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 The texts for today have always struck me as odd texts for the service of Ash Wednesday. After all, isn’t today the day that Christian’s disfigure their faces with ash so that others see that they’re fasting for lent? Perhaps that may be the case for some. But that isn’t why we … Continue reading Ash Wednesday 2021
Baptism of Our Lord – The Desert
Mark 1:4-11 I want to begin today with a story of a man, a perennial common man who could fit the name of every single one of us here today, but for the sake of today lets call him Alex. When Alex was young he had dreams of simultaneously becoming a famous musician, a rich … Continue reading Baptism of Our Lord – The Desert
