More’s the pity

More’s the pity (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Isaiah 53:4-5
March 15, 2015

Selma march

The image on the cover of your bulletin shows a white policeman holding a club standing over the slumped body of an African-American.  It is hard to judge from the photo if the limp, presumably beaten, body is that of a man or a woman, but I think it is a woman.… Continue reading ...

Peace is defending

Peace is … defending (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Isaiah 11:1-10
December 4, 2016

What does peace on earth look like?

Wolves and sheep will live together in peace,
and leopards will lie down with young goats.
Calves and lion cubs will feed together,
and little children will take care of them.

That is peace!  But where, on earth, can you find a scene like this one?… Continue reading ...