Rev. Timothy J. Ensworth
Irony (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Luke 19:28-40
April 14, 2019
We stand at the head of Holy Week, a week that begins with hosannas of Palm Sunday and ends with the hallelujahs of Easter, a journey from joy to joy.
But it is not an easy journey. We get from here to there, we can only get from here to there, by way of Maundy Thursday, by way of the shock and betrayal and abandonment of Maundy Thursday. … Continue reading ...
Shalom (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Isaiah 2:2-5
June 24, 2018
Shalom aleichem.
Peace to you.
Shalom is a greeting. It’s a greeting you might offer as you open the door of your house to a friend — shalom — or a greeting you might offer with a nod of your head as you pass a stranger on the street — shalom. … Continue reading ...
Let go (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Mark 10:17-31
October 11, 2015
Is it easy? Is it easy to enter the kingdom of God?
Oh, yes! It is easy, so very easy! This is the seed of hope that is planted in each of you, that it is easy, that you do not have to do anything at all to enter the kingdom of God. … Continue reading ...