Rev. Timothy J. Ensworth
Creation (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Genesis 1:1 – 2:4
Revelation 21:1-5
April 22, 2018
It would have been easier to do nothing.
It would have been easier if God made nothing: no heavens, no earth, no universe, no us. If God made nothing, no thing, if there were no human beings, no human history, God would surely be spared so much anguish, so much heartbreak, so much bitter disappointment. … Continue reading ...
Again … joy (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Isaiah 53:10-12
April 5, 2015
How does it all begin?
With a dance …
Out of nothing, out of an empty, shapeless, lifeless void, God sets the universe dancing. Atoms of hydrogen and helium excite and collide and combust, dancing into flame, dancing into light, swirling, congealing, taking shape as stars, dancing stars!… Continue reading ...
The Lord will take delight in you (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Zephaniah 3:14-20
December 13, 2015
You can’t see his face. Oh, yes, you can see his face, the face he presents to you, and it is a pleasant enough face: smooth skin and kind eyes and a ready smile. He smiles whenever he sees you and asks how you are doing and keeps his focus on you as you answer.… Continue reading ...
Depression and the paradox (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Isaiah 62:1-5
January 17, 2016
What do Soren Kierkegaard, Princess Diana, Abraham Lincoln, and Angelina Jolie have in common? They have all suffered from depression. As have Elijah the prophet and David the king and the author of the psalm you just heard. As have I.
So if you have suffered from depression, if you are depressed, you are in good company. … Continue reading ...