Rev. Timothy J. Ensworth
TRUTH (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Ecclesiastes 11:1-8
November 19, 2017
What is the truth?
The Trump administration claimed that the crowd attending his January 21 inauguration was the largest ever to witness the inauguration of an American president and when news outlets published photos proving otherwise, White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, labeled them as deliberately misleading.… Continue reading ...
Moses (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Exodus 1:8 – 2:10
August 27, 2017
I pulled him out of the water, and so I name him Moses …
Moses. His name was Moses, which means “pulled out,” because he was pulled out of the water, pulled out of the place among the reeds at the edge of the river where his mother has hidden him, pulled out by the slave of an Egyptian princess.… Continue reading ...
Love is happy with the truth (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Matthew 7:13-14
February 5, 2017
So, what is it that is on everybody’s mind today? I’ll give you a hint. It’s not a football game.
I am used to over-the-top Super Bowl hype, all Super Bowl, all the time, news coverage of every little detail. What is Tom Brady eating for breakfast on the big day?… Continue reading ...
Listen to her! (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Proverbs 8
May 22, 2016
Lauren and Katherine, this is my advice to you on the occasion of your high school graduation. I will not say, “This is my parting advice to you,” because even though you will be going to far away Iowa City, we are not parting. … Continue reading ...