Rev. Timothy J. Ensworth
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 ...
My servant (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Isaiah 52:13
February 22, 2015
I am angry, and I am frightened.
I am frightened by ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. You know about the horrible scene on the beach in Libya, where members of ISIS beheaded twenty-one Egyptian Christians. It is appalling, revolting, unbearable, unwatchable. I refuse to watch the video and I quickly swipe past every time a story or photo of the event comes up on the news apps on my phone. … Continue reading ...
This is our chance! (Click on the sermon title for .pdf copy)
Luke 21:5-19
November 13, 2016
This is our chance.
There are many angry people out there right now, some angry about the outcome of this election, and others whose anger helped propel the outcome of this election.
This is our chance.
There are many frightened people out there right now, some frightened by what might be done to us, by extremists foreign-born or homegrown, and others frightened by what we might do, by the ways our own brand of extremism may make the world a more dangerous and inhospitable place.… Continue reading ...