And shared our common lot

and shared our common lot
Matthew 25:31-46
April 2, 2017

Where was Jesus?  Eighty-some generations ago, when Jesus lived and worked in Palestine, where would you find him?

You would find him sitting by a well, starting up a conversation with a woman, a Samaritan woman, crossing ethnic and gender boundaries to ask from her a drink of water, and to offer her a drink of living water.… Continue reading ...

Depression and the paradox

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 ...