love is patient

love is patient (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Matthew 4:12-17
January 8, 2017

Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, love’s pure light …

Epiphany is the season of light, the season of illumination, the season when the light of the Son of God allows us to see things as they are, to see things as they really are.… Continue reading ...

love is not proud

Love is not proud (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Matthew 5:1-10
January 15, 2017

The older I get, the less I know. Or maybe a better way of saying it is that the older I get, the more I realize I don’t know and the less sure I am about what I do know. But that’s not the whole story either, because there are things I am absolutely sure of.… Continue reading ...

love is not irritable

Love is not irritable (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Matthew 5:21-24
January 22, 2017

I am irritated.

I am irritated by reckless drivers and TV commercials and Pittsburgh Steeler fans.

I am irritated by people full of themselves, by people who like to hear themselves talk.

I am irritated by bullies, by people who belittle and intimidate other people, who make people feel bad and don’t care.… Continue reading ...