Chasing the wind

Chasing the wind (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Ecclesiastes 2:4-17, 24-26
September 17, 2017

So here we are, you and me, a hundred and some of us, gathered in the sanctuary on a Sunday morning, here together for one hour of the twenty-four hours of this day, for one day of the seven days of this week, for one week of the fifty-two weeks of this year, for one year of the however many years each of us have lived already and however many years each of us have left to live. … Continue reading ...

Short and hasty … and useless?

Short and hasty … and useless? (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Ecclesiastes 1:2-11
September 10, 2017

Useless, useless, said the Philosopher.

I used to be a philosopher.  I was a student of philosophy at Yale University.  There were few of us then and probably even fewer now.  I was so thrilled when I found out that Cole Highnam was studying philosophy and loving it.… Continue reading ...