an apocalyptic vision of the futureAdvent 1C | Luke 21:25-36 Happy New Year, everybody! Today we celebrate the church’s new year. Which, if we’re counting, goes alongside the new years we celebrate with the Gregorian Calendar on January 1st and the multiple school calendars that depend on what …
Advent
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! This Sunday, we begin a new liturgical year again, with Advent, the four Sundays that precede Christmas Day. The themes for Advent involve anticipation, waiting, preparing, which are themes abundant in the culture this time every year as people prepare for …
A Word: A Misplaced Monarchy
Jesus and the problem of authorityProper Last B | John 18:33-37 When we last gathered on Sunday, we heard Jesus announce a terrifying future, what scholars call “The Little Apocalypse” of Mark. I had prepared a sermon for it, even recorded the audio, before that foul beast named COVID …
